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State Ex Rel. Pettigrew v. Kirk, 40534 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Dec. 21, 1970

243 So. 2d 147 (1970) STATE of Florida On the Relation of Richard A. PETTIGREW and Jerry Thomas, Relators, v. Claude R. KIRK et al., Respondents. No. 40534. Supreme Court of Florida. December 21, 1970. *148 Talbot D'Alemberte, Miami, for relators. Leo Foster, of Parker, Foster & Madigan, Tallahassee, for Claude R. Kirk, Governor. Robert L. Shevin and Stuart Simon, Miami, for Tom Adams, as Secretary of the State of Florida. Jesse F. Warren, Jr., Tallahassee, for Board of Business Regulation,...

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BOCA CIEGA SANITARY DISTRICT v. Southern Gulf Utilities, Inc., 40269 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Nov. 12, 1970

240 So. 2d 813 (1970) BOCA CIEGA SANITARY DISTRICT and the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, As Its Governing Body, Petitioners, v. SOUTHERN GULF UTILITIES, INC., Respondent. No. 40269. Supreme Court of Florida. November 12, 1970. Certiorari denied. 238 So. 2d 458 . ERVIN, C.J., and DREW, CARLTON, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., concur.

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State Ex Rel. Carty v. Purdy, 40211 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 07, 1970

240 So. 2d 480 (1970) STATE of Florida, On the Relation of Autley CARTY, by His Mother, Eudean Carty, On His Own Behalf and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Petitioner, v. E. Wilson PURDY, As Sheriff and Director of Public Safety of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, His Agents, Servants and Employees, Respondent. No. 40211. Supreme Court of Florida. October 7, 1970. Rehearing Denied November 24, 1970. Bruce S. Rogow, Miami, for petitioner. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Reeves...

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West Flagler Assoc., Ltd. v. BOARD OF BUSINESS REG., 40187 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Nov. 02, 1970

241 So. 2d 369 (1970) WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., Petitioner, Cross-Respondent, v. BOARD OF BUSINESS REGULATION, of the State of Florida, C.C. Harrison, Jr., Chairman, Thomas Wood, Secretary, Charles Rex, Jr., Eugene Toll and Rodger P. Boyle, Members of Said Board, Department of Business Regulation of the State of Florida and A.R. Brautigam, Executive Director of Said Department, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, and Alfred B. Austin, Chairman, Fred J. Akel, Secretary, L.D. Plante, James W....

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Sebring Utilities Commission v. Edris, 40129 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 15, 1970

240 So. 2d 643 (1970) SEBRING UTILITIES COMMISSION, a Corporation, Petitioner, v. Elias R. EDRIS et Ux., Respondents. No. 40129. Supreme Court of Florida. October 15, 1970. Certiorari denied. 237 So. 2d 585 . ERVIN, C.J., and DREW, THORNAL and CARLTON, JJ., concur. ROBERTS, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., dissent.

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State Ex Rel. Haft v. Adams, 40106 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Aug. 25, 1970

238 So. 2d 843 (1970) STATE of Florida, ex rel. Norman Francis HAFT, Petitioner, v. Honorable Tom ADAMS, As Secretary of State of the State of Florida, Respondent. No. 40106. Supreme Court of Florida. August 25, 1970. Irving M. Wolff, Miami, for petitioner. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and W.E. Bishop, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. PER CURIAM. This is an original proceeding in mandamus by which the Relator seeks to compel the Respondent, as Secretary of State, to declare the Relator to...

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Faircloth v. Mr. Boston Distiller Corp., 39980, 40119 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 21, 1970

245 So. 2d 240 (1970) Earl FAIRCLOTH, As Attorney General, Rodger P. Doyle, C.C. Harrison, Jr., Eugene Toll, Charles Rex, Jr., and Thomas B. Wood, As and Constituting the Board of Business Regulation, State of Florida Department of Business Regulation, Etc., Old Florida Rum Company, Etc. and Jacquin-Florida Distilling Company, Etc., Appellants, v. MR. BOSTON DISTILLER CORP. and Hartley & Parker, Inc., Appellees. OLD FLORIDA RUM COMPANY, Appellant, v. MR. BOSTON DISTILLER CORP., Hartley & Parker,...

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The Florida Bar v. Scussel, 39848 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 14, 1970

240 So. 2d 153 (1970) THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner, v. John J. SCUSSEL, Respondent. No. 39848. Supreme Court of Florida. October 14, 1970. *154 Norman K. Schwarz, Paul S. Berger, Miami Beach and Richard C. McFarlain, Tallahassee, for The Florida Bar. John J. Scussel, in pro. per. PER CURIAM. On petition of The Florida Bar, this Court issued its order directing that the Respondent, John J. Scussel, who is not a member of The Florida Bar, show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this...

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State Ex Rel. Davis v. Adams, 39833 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jul. 21, 1970

238 So. 2d 415 (1970) STATE of Florida On the Relation of William DAVIS, Relator, v. Tom ADAMS, As Secretary of State of the State of Florida, Respondent. No. 39833. Supreme Court of Florida. June 26, 1970. On Petition to Intervene and On Rehearing July 21, 1970. Joe J. Harrell, of Harrell, Wiltshire, Bozeman, Clark & Stone, Pensacola, for relator. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., T.T. Turnbull, and Ronald W. Sabo, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent. James J. Ward, Jr., in pro per, as intervenor....

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In Re Opinion to the Governor, 39823 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jul. 01, 1970

239 So. 2d 1 (1970) In re Advisory OPINION TO THE GOVERNOR. No. 39823. Supreme Court of Florida. July 1, 1970. *2 PER CURIAM: Honorable Claude R. Kirk, Governor of Florida The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida. Dear Governor: We have the honor to acknowledge your communication of June 15th, 1970, requesting our advice pursuant to Section 1(c), Article IV, Constitution of Florida, relating to certain executive powers and duties. Omitting the formal parts, your letter reads as follows: "According...

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Holley v. Adams, 39816 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jun. 26, 1970

238 So. 2d 401 (1970) Charles R. HOLLEY, Appellant, v. Tom ADAMS, As Secretary of the State of Florida, and the State of Florida, Appellees. No. 39816. Supreme Court of Florida. June 26, 1970. *403 James G. Mahorner, of Dickens, Graham, Miller, Mahorner & Linn, Tallahassee, for appellant. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., T.T. Turnbull, and Ronald W. Sabo, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellees. Martin D. Kahn, of Kahn & Clein, N. Miami, for Elton J. Gissendanner, amicus curiae. ADKINS, Justice. This is an...

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Jones v. Tanzler, 39731 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jul. 17, 1970

238 So. 2d 91 (1970) Sam JONES in Proper Person, Petitioner, v. Hans G. TANZLER, Jr., As Mayor, Etc., et al., Respondents. No. 39731. Supreme Court of Florida. July 17, 1970. Sam Jones, in pro. per., petitioner. James C. Rinaman, Jr., Gen. Counsel and David U. Tumin, Asst. Counsel, Jacksonville, for Hans G. Tanzler, Jr., as Mayor, and another. William T. Basford, Jr., Jacksonville, for Walter Williams, Jr. PER CURIAM. Writ of certiorari having heretofore issued, argument having been heard, and...

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State v. Smith, 39701 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 28, 1970

240 So. 2d 807 (1970) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Charles Kenneth SMITH, Respondent. No. 39701. Supreme Court of Florida. October 28, 1970. *808 Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Edward M. Kay, Davie, of Varon and Stahl, Hollywood, for respondent. ADKINS, Justice. By petition for certiorari, we have for review a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (Smith v. State, 233 So. 2d 870 ) which allegedly conflicts with a...

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Fuller v. Wainwright, 39697 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jun. 10, 1970

238 So. 2d 65 (1970) Eddie FULLER, Petitioner, v. L.L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Florida Division of Corrections, Respondent. No. 39697. Supreme Court of Florida. June 10, 1970. *66 Eddie Fuller in pro. per. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. ADKINS, Justice. This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus in which we issued the writ and a return has been filed by the State. Petitioner was convicted of breaking and entering a dwelling house with...

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In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, 39673 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: May 27, 1970

240 So. 2d 472 (1970) In the matter of the Use by the Trial Courts of the STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES. No. 39673. Supreme Court of Florida. May 27, 1970. PER CURIAM. This matter comes on to be heard on the report of the Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases and the printed looseleaf book of instructions prepared by the Committee and submitted with the Committee's report. The Court generally approves the theory and technique of charging juries...

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Viele v. GALUPPI, 39649 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jun. 16, 1970

238 So. 2d 109 (1970) Charles E. VIELE and Margaret E. Viele, His Wife, Petitioners, v. Mrs. Betty GALUPPI, Respondent. No. 39649. Supreme Court of Florida. June 16, 1970. Rehearing Denied July 13, 1970. Certiorari denied. 232 So. 2d 408 . ERVIN, C.J., and DREW, CARLTON, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., concur.

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Swindell v. Hellkamp, 39609 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Nov. 25, 1970

242 So. 2d 708 (1970) Linda Sue SWINDELL, a Minor, by and through Her Mother and Next Friend, Nadine Swindell, and Nadine Swindell, Individually, Petitioners, v. Donald G. HELLKAMP and Jesse Ramirez, a Minor, Respondents. No. 39609. Supreme Court of Florida. November 25, 1970. Rehearing Denied January 26, 1971. John T. Carlon, Jr., of Coker & Carlon, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners. Dieter K. Gunther, of Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole & Selwood, Fort Lauderdale, for respondents. ROBERTS, Justice....

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Minor v. Minor, 39592 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 21, 1970

240 So. 2d 301 (1970) Betty J. MINOR, Petitioner, v. Basil F. MINOR, Respondent. No. 39592. Supreme Court of Florida. October 21, 1970. *302 Thomas J. Collins, Collins, Hallett, Ford & Thurman, St. Petersburg, for petitioner. Michael N. Athanason, Harris, Wing, Clark & Green, St. Petersburg, for respondent. DREW, Justice. We have for review by writ of certiorari a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Second District, [1] affirming a trial court order that compels the plaintiff wife in a...

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Campbell v. State, 39575 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 14, 1970

240 So. 2d 298 (1970) Michael David CAMPBELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 39575. Supreme Court of Florida. October 14, 1970. Rehearing Denied November 17, 1970. Hughlan Long, Public Defender, and Lewis Kimler, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant. *299 Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. BOYD, Justice. This cause is before us on appeal from the Criminal Court of Record, Dade County. That Court upheld the validity of Florida...

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Bland v. Mitchell, 39571 (1970)
Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Nov. 25, 1970

245 So. 2d 47 (1970) Robert Calvin BLAND, a/K/a Bobby Blue Bland, Petitioner, v. Bessie Lee MITCHELL, Respondent. No. 39571. Supreme Court of Florida. November 25, 1970. Hugh S. Glickstein, Hollywood, for petitioner. Richard L. Seidel, Miami, for respondent. DREW, Justice. We have for review on conflict certiorari a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, [1] denying certiorari review of a trial court order denying a motion to set aside a final judgment and to *48 stay...

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