Bessemer Properties v. City of Miami, (1949)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 20
Judges: SEBRING, Justice.
Attorneys: Loftin, Anderson, Scott, McCarthy Preston, Miami, for appellant.
J.W. Watson, Jr., Miami, for appellee.
Filed: Jul. 05, 1949
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Suit by the City of Miami, a municipal corporation, against Bessemer Properties, Incorporated, for a declaratory judgment as to the validity and effect of certificates of indebtedness to be issued by the city to finance the construction of a public library. From a decree construing the certificates and holding that city may validly issue them, defendant appeals. Decree affirmed in part and reversed in part, and cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with opinion. The appeal is f
Summary: Suit by the City of Miami, a municipal corporation, against Bessemer Properties, Incorporated, for a declaratory judgment as to the validity and effect of certificates of indebtedness to be issued by the city to finance the construction of a public library. From a decree construing the certificates and holding that city may validly issue them, defendant appeals. Decree affirmed in part and reversed in part, and cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with opinion. The appeal is fr..
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I would affirm the decree of the lower court on authority of Leon County v. State, 122 Fla. 505, 165 So. 666; Tapers v. Pichard, 124 Fla. 549, 169 So. 39; City of Jacksonville v. Nichols Engineering Research Corp., 159 Fla. 729, 32 So. 2d 586.
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