State, Ex Rel. v. Baxter, (1936)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 10
Judges: ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Attorneys: Cary D. Landis, Attorney General, for Relators;
Maxwell Baxter, for Respondent.
Filed: Jan. 02, 1936
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: This is a proceeding to test the right of the Respondent, Maxwell Baxter, to continue in office as a member of the Broward County Port Authority. In 1931 the Legislature by the provisions of Chapter 15107 provided that the members of the Authority then holding office should "hold the offices to which they were elected until January 1st, 1935, or until their successors have been elected and qualified. (Italics ours.) It appears from the record that John D. Sherwin was one of the members of the Au
Summary: This is a proceeding to test the right of the Respondent, Maxwell Baxter, to continue in office as a member of the Broward County Port Authority. In 1931 the Legislature by the provisions of Chapter 15107 provided that the members of the Authority then holding office should "hold the offices to which they were elected until January 1st, 1935, or until their successors have been elected and qualified. (Italics ours.) It appears from the record that John D. Sherwin was one of the members of the Aut..
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I think the majority
opinion and judgment is correct insofar as it adjudicates the issues as of the date of the pleadings filed, but the judgment should be without prejudice to the rights of any person which have accrued under the provisions of House Bill No. 915, Chapter 17509, Special Acts of 1935, approved May 18th, 1935.
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