Supreme Court of Florida, 1927

City of Hernando v. Robertson

City of Hernando v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided July 27, 1927 · Terrell, Buford, Ellis, Strum, Brown
125 So. 529; 97 Fla. 1083 (Southern Reporter)

City of Hernando v. Robertson

Opinion of the Court

In this case bill was filed to enjoin the collection of municipal tax and praying for a decree that the act of the Legislature authorizing the assessment of the tax complained of be held unconstitutional and void. Demurrer was filed on the ground that the bill was bad in substance.

Motion was made to dismiss upon the ground that the bill contained no equity.

On hearing the demurrer was overruled. The motion to dismiss was denied and a temporary restraining order was granted wherein and whereby the collection of the tax complained of was restrained. The order overruling the demurrer and the temporary restraining order should be reversed on authority of the opinion in the case of State ex rel. Johnson v. Johns, which was filed in this Court July 6, 1926, and is reported in 109 So. R. 228, and it is so ordered.

Reversed. *Page 1084

WHITFIELD, P. J., AND TERRELL, AND BUFORD, J. J., concur.

ELLIS, C. J., AND STRUM AND BROWN, J. J., concur in the opinion.

BROWN, J. — I concur in the reversal of this case because I am of the opinion that the remedy of the appellees was by quowarranto proceedings, rather than by injunction. See State ex rel. Johnson, Atty. Gen., v. City of Sarasota, 109 So. R. 473; particularly that portion of the opinion on pages 478 and 479.

STRUM, J., concurs.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

In this case bill was filed to enjoin the collection of municipal tax and praying for a decree that the act of the Legislature authorizing the assessment of the tax complained of be held unconstitutional and void. Demurrer was filed on the ground that the bill was bad in substance.

Motion was made to dismiss upon the ground that the bill contained no equity.'

On hearing the demurrer was overruled. The motion to dismiss was denied and a temporary restraining order was granted wherein and whereby the collection of the tax complained of was restrained. The order overruling the demurrer and the temporary restraining order should be reversed on authority of the opinion in the case of State ex rel. Johnson v. Johns, which was filed in this Court July 6, 1926, and is reported in 109 So. R. 228, and it is so ordered.

Reversed.

*1084Whitfield, P. J., and Terrell, and Buford, J. J., concur. Ellis, C. J., and Strum and Brown, J. J., concur in the opinion.

Concurring Opinion

Brown, J.

I concur in the reversal of this case because I am of the opinion that the remedy of the appellees was by quo warranto proceedings, rather than by injunction. See State ex rel. Johnson, Atty. Gen., v. City of Sarasota, 109 So. R. 473; particularly that portion of the opinion on pages 478 and 479.

Strum, J., concurs.

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