Application For Temporary Injunction

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• Curry v. Lehman
  55 Fla. 847· Fla.· 1908-01-01 ·cited 141×
  This case addresses whether a judgment lien in one county is destroyed when the court records in the county where the judgment was rendered are destroyed by fire, specifically interpreting Florida's 1901 statute on re-establishment of destroyed judgments. The Court held that the
• Hutchins v. Hon. Nathan Mayo
  143 Fla. 707· Fla.· 1940-07-16 ·cited 53×
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed by certiorari a lower court's denial of a temporary injunction against enforcement of a 1935 citrus grading law. The Court held that while the statute's delegation of power to the Florida Citrus Commission was constitutionally valid, the Commiss
• Mora v. Mejias
  206 F.2d 377· 1st Cir.· 1953-07-24 ·cited 48×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a temporary injunction because the plaintiff had not shown with reasonable certainty that he would ultimately prevail.
• Gwynn v. Cary A. Hardee as Governor of the State of Fla.
  92 Fla. 543· Fla.· 1926-08-05 ·cited 43×
  Harry Gwynn sought a temporary injunction to restrain state officials from enforcing contracts that allegedly violated Florida's school textbook law by omitting a required fifty-percent exchange provision. The Florida Supreme Court held that the disputed provision was never actua
• McCURDY v. Zuckert
  359 F.2d 491· 5th Cir.· 1966-04-14 ·cited 38×
  The court held that the district court lacked primary jurisdiction to enjoin the military discharge because adequate administrative remedies, including complete retroactive restoration, were available to Sergeant McCurdy after discharge.
• Webb v. Hill
  75 So. 2d 596· Fla.· 1954-10-29 ·cited 37×
  Florida Supreme Court reversed a trial court's grant of a temporary injunction preventing the State Road Department from accepting bids for construction of a state road section in Wakulla County. The Court held that the road was properly designated as part of the state highway sy
• Liggett Drug Co. v. Lee
  126 Fla. 359· Fla.· 1936-12-01 ·cited 36×
  Chain store operators challenged Florida's Chain Store Act tax exemptions for certain products. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed in part the lower court's injunction protecting sales of bakery, dairy, and agricultural products when sold by their producers/manufacturers, but rev
• United Sanitation Servs. OF Hillsborough, Inc. v. City OF Tampa
  302 So. 2d 435· Fla. 2d DCA· 1974-10-16 ·cited 26×
  United Sanitation Services challenged Tampa's garbage collection ordinances that allowed the city to deny private collection permits once municipal services could handle the waste. The court affirmed that garbage collection is a unique municipal function subject to plenary govern
• Mayo v. Florida Grapefruit Growers Protective Assn.
  112 Fla. 117· Fla.· 1933-10-02 ·cited 20×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a circuit court's injunction that declared an arsenical spray statute unconstitutional as applied to grapefruit. The court held that the statute, which prohibited the use of arsenic on citrus trees and the sale of citrus fruit containing arsenic
• Gooding v. Gooding
  602 So. 2d 615· Fla. 4th DCA· 1992-07-01 ·cited 19×
  In a dissolution of marriage action, the appellate court reversed the trial court's denial of a temporary injunction sought by the wife to prevent the husband's further dissipation of corporate funds from their family business. The court held that the husband's documented transfe
• Rollins, Inc. v. Parker
  755 So. 2d 839· Fla. 5th DCA· 2000-05-05 ·cited 17×
  Rollins appealed the denial of its temporary injunction application against Parker for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement. The court affirmed the trial court's denial, holding that Georgia law governed the agreement and that Rollins failed to demonstrate the requisite el
• Wellman v. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr.
  682 F.2d 355· 2d Cir.· 1982-06-24 ·cited 16×
  The court's holding is not explicitly stated as a single holding for the entire opinion, as this is a concurring and dissenting opinion. However, the author disagrees with the district court's finding that appellant Dickinson violated section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.
• Peters v. S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.
  70 So. 2d 547· Fla.· 1954-01-15 ·cited 14×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a suit seeking to enjoin a telephone company from discontinuing service at a motel following the sheriff's notification that gambling laws had been violated using those phones. The court held that while equity courts
• Simms v. Patterson
  53 Fla. 984· Fla.· 1907-01-01 ·cited 14×
  Robert Simms sought a temporary injunction against Wilson Patterson to enforce a five-year employment contract that prohibited Patterson from engaging in the liquor business in Florida or other states. The trial court denied the application for temporary restraining order, and th
• Selma Schwartz & Butler Realty Corp. v. Sherman
  210 So. 2d 469· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-04-30 ·cited 12×
  This appeal addresses whether a trial court had jurisdiction over consolidated cases to void a judgment obtained through collusion and determine preference among competing judgments, and whether attorney's fees were properly awarded as costs. The court upheld the substantive judg
• McAllister v. McAllister
  147 Fla. 647· Fla.· 1941-07-01 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a chancery court order denying the defendant's motion to dismiss and motion to strike in a suit by an ex-wife to enforce a property settlement and maintenance agreement requiring monthly payments of $300. The court held that the chancellor prope
• Flight Eng'rs' Int'l Ass'n, Afl-Cio v. E. AIR Lines, Inc.
  311 F.2d 745· 2d Cir.· 1963-01-04 ·cited 10×
  Courts lack jurisdiction to resolve disputes over union representation and jurisdictional claims between unions under the Railway Labor Act.
• The Riviera Club v. The City of Ormond
  147 Fla. 401· Fla.· 1941-06-03 ·cited 9×
  The Riviera Club challenged the constitutionality of a 1931 special act incorporating the City of Ormond, arguing that certain wild, unimproved lands within the municipality's boundaries could not benefit from incorporation and therefore could not be taxed for municipal purposes.
• Brake v. Elton J. Gissendanner
  206 So. 2d 10· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-01-16 ·cited 8×
  A candidate for Florida House of Representatives who placed third in a special primary election sought a temporary injunction to prevent destruction of voting machine data and to compel a recount. The trial court denied the injunction and dismissed the complaint, and the appellat
• U.S. 1 Off. Corp. v. Falls Home Furnishings, Inc.
  655 So. 2d 209· Fla. 3d DCA· 1995-05-24 ·cited 6×
  U.S. 1 Office Corp. appeals from a trial court order granting Falls Home Furnishings, Inc. a temporary injunction preventing U.S. 1 from interfering with Falls' advertising sign on U.S. 1's building. The appellate court affirmed, finding the trial court did not abuse its discreti
• Wells v. Cochrane
  137 Fla. 241· Fla.· 1939-04-14 ·cited 6×
  M. G. Wells appealed the denial of a temporary injunction to stop a local option election in Pasco County regarding livestock control. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's denial of the injunction, finding no abuse of discretion and the matter moot after the elect
• Coleman v. Coleman
  190 So. 2d 332· Fla.· 1966-09-28 ·cited 2×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed the District Court of Appeal's decision allowing a former wife who was non-resident and did not appear in the original divorce proceeding to reopen the finalized divorce decree more than two years later to seek alimony. The Court held that a fin
• Miami Dade Smart Lighting P'rs, LLC v. Miami-Dade Cnty.
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-07-23
  A temporary injunction requires proof of four elements: substantial likelihood of success on the merits, unavailability of an adequate remedy at law, irreparable harm absent the injunction, and that the injunction serves the public interest.
• Ruiz v. Public Storage
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-06-04
  A temporary injunction is an extraordinary remedy that requires the moving party to demonstrate irreparable injury, absence of an adequate remedy at law, a clear legal right to relief, and that the injunction serves the public interest.
• Harrison H. Barker v. The Bd. OF Educ. OF the Fla. Annual Conf. of the Methodist Church
  245 So. 2d 668· Fla. 1st DCA· 1971-03-11
  The Supreme Court reviewed a decision of the District Court of Appeal concerning the recovery of life insurance policy proceeds in U.S. dollars for policies sold in Cuba, asserting jurisdiction due to conflict with a prior ruling.
• Wallace v. Folks
  30 Fla. Supp. 161· Duval Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1968-06-13
  In this 1968 Florida circuit court case, the plaintiff Wallace obtained a temporary injunction prohibiting defendants Folks and Holloway from representing themselves as official representatives of George C. Wallace's presidential campaign or engaging in any campaign activities on
• Dade Cnty. Port Auth. v. Flight Eng'rs Int'l Ass'n
  20 Fla. Supp. 150· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1962-09-19
  The Dade County Port Authority sought a temporary injunction against flight engineers' union picketing, arguing the picketing was unlawful because there was no labor dispute with the Port Authority or its contractors. The court dismissed the complaint, holding that federal labor
• Tasty BOX Lunch Co., Inc. v. Kennedy
  121 So. 2d 52· Fla. 3d DCA· 1960-06-06
  Tasty Box Lunch Co. appealed the denial of a temporary injunction against a former employee who allegedly violated a non-compete agreement. The court reversed, holding that the non-compete agreement was enforceable under Florida law because continued employment and commission pay
• Gaines Dry Cleaners, Inc. v. City of Chicago
  123 F.2d 104· 7th Cir.· 1941-10-22
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a temporary injunction against municipal officials.
• Eldis Barnett v. J. M. Bell and Others
  65 Fla. 413· Fla.· 1913-05-06
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an order denying a temporary injunction, finding that the appellant's delay and prior dismissal for lack of prosecution justified the lower court's discretion.