Injunction

5,622 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 6,126 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort

• Douds v. Local 1250
  170 F.2d 700· 2d Cir.· 1948-11-08 ·cited 7×
• City of Miami Beach v. Benhow Realty, Inc.
  168 F.2d 378· 5th Cir.· 1948-06-04 ·cited 7×
  The court held that the preliminary injunction was properly issued because the allegations presented grave questions regarding the ordinance's arbitrary enforcement and potential violation of constitutional rights, and the injury to appellees would be irreparable if denied.
• Fleming v. State Rd. Dep't of the State of Fla.
  157 Fla. 170· Fla.· 1946-03-08 ·cited 7×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court held that property owners abutting a state highway have a right to convenient ingress and egress facilities, and may seek equitable relief when a public authority materially abridges these rights. The court reversed a dismissal of a bill of complaint see
• Crowley v. Commodity Exch., Inc.
  141 F.2d 182· 2d Cir.· 1944-03-01 ·cited 7×
  The court held that the Commodity Exchange's resolution to liquidate raw silk contracts was valid, as the Board of Governors acted within its authority under the By-Laws and New York law. The court also found that the specific voting requirements of the By-Laws were met or did no
• In re Sterling. Goggin v. Bolsa Chica Oil Corp.
  125 F.2d 104· 9th Cir.· 1942-01-13 ·cited 7×
  A bankruptcy court has jurisdiction to punish contempt for violating an injunction, even if the injunction was granted in a proceeding that might be considered a controversy at law or in equity, as long as the controversy relates to the bankruptcy estate.
• City Drug Co. v. Lee
  146 Fla. 754· Fla.· 1941-04-25 ·cited 7×
  City Drug Company challenged the Florida Comptroller's requirement to pay gross sales tax on restaurant and lunch counter receipts operated within drug stores. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the complaint, holding that the allegations failed to establish whether
• Retail Clerks Union Local 779 of Miami v. Lerner Shops of Fla., Inc.
  140 Fla. 865· Fla.· 1939-12-05 ·cited 7×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision to permanently enjoin a union from picketing a retail store. The court found that the picketing was not for a lawful labor purpose, such as improving wages or working conditions, but rather to compel employees to join th
• City of Coral Gables v. Fluvia Corp.
  135 Fla. 544· Fla.· 1938-12-16 ·cited 7×
  This case concerns the City of Coral Gables' attempt to re-assess ad valorem taxes for prior years after a previous assessment was found invalid. The court affirmed the lower court's injunction, finding the city's re-assessment attempt was too late.
• Gibson v. Robinson
  127 Fla. 88· Fla.· 1937-02-11 ·cited 7×·via Temporary Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's order granting a temporary injunction against a sheriff. The injunction prevented the sheriff from interfering with the operation of coin-operated vending and amusement machines with premium features, provided all required licens
• Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co. v. Lee
  126 Fla. 369· Fla.· 1936-12-01 ·cited 7×
  Dunlop Tire & Rubber Company appealed a denial of an injunction against enforcement of Chapter 16848, Acts 1935, which imposed special license taxes on retail businesses. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed, rejecting Dunlop's constitutional challenge to the tax statute and holdin
• City of St. Petersburg v. Clark
  127 Fla. 232· Fla.· 1936-04-23 ·cited 7×
  This case involves an appeal by the City of St. Petersburg after a lower court granted a temporary injunction against the city's order revoking a business license. The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot because the license suspension period had already expired.
• Vincent v. Foss & Crabtree, Inc.
  118 Fla. 717· Fla.· 1934-07-23 ·cited 7×
  A vessel-operating company challenged the constitutionality of Florida's Harbor Master fees, claiming they violated the dormant Commerce Clause and constituted prohibited tonnage duties. The Florida Supreme Court held that reasonable inspection and port management fees based on a
• Perky Props., Inc. v. Felton
  113 Fla. 432· Fla.· 1934-01-01 ·cited 7×
  Perky Properties sought an injunction to enforce exclusive sponge propagation rights in Florida tidal waters under three state statutes. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the dismissal, holding that while the legislature cannot grant exclusive harvesting rights over large tidal
• Rorick v. Bd. of Com'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist.
  N.D. Fla.· 1932-04-13 ·cited 7×·via Interlocutory Injunction
  Legislation authorizing the issuance of drainage district bonds and imposing acreage taxes to pay them constitutes an irrepealable contract with bondholders that cannot be impaired by subsequent legislation reducing tax rates or diverting revenues to other purposes. The acreage t
• Hodges v. Filstrup
  94 Fla. 943· Fla.· 1927-11-21 ·cited 7×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a permanent injunction granted to a fish buyer (Filstrup) against the Shell Fish Commissioner (Hodges), holding that neither the seizure of mullet on December 6th nor the subsequent sheriff's sale to Filstrup on December 8th were lawful under st
• Sewell v. Burdine
  80 Fla. 718· Fla.· 1920-11-22 ·cited 7×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a lower court's dismissal of an injunction, holding that a formal agreement to create an alleyway established a binding easement, not a mere license, and could not be unilaterally revoked.
• LaFayette Land Co. v. Caswell
  59 Fla. 544· Fla.· 1910-01-01 ·cited 7×
  LaFayette Land Company appealed the Circuit Court's overruling of its demurrer to an equitable action by Caswell & Knight to remove clouds on their timber title and enjoin trespass. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed, holding that a deed made to a firm by its firm name without in
• Baltzell v. McKinnon
  57 Fla. 355· Fla.· 1909-01-01 ·cited 7×
  This case involves a dispute over ownership of a one-acre parcel of land near Marianna, Florida. Rachel Baltzell claimed title through a chain of deeds going back to Amanda Barkley, while D.L. McKinnon claimed title through a deed from M.L. Dekle as trustee of Amanda Barkley's es
• Hayes v. Frohock
  56 Fla. 794· Fla.· 1908-06-01 ·cited 7×
  James H. Hayes sought to enjoin a sheriff's sale of real estate under an execution issued from a Duval County judgment. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, holding that equity will not enjoin execution sales when the execution's legality has already be
• Greeley v. DeCottes
  24 Fla. 475· Fla.· 1888-06-01 ·cited 7×
  Greeley and other landowners sought equitable reformation of a mortgage deed that contained a misdescription omitting two courses and distances, which was subsequently foreclosed and conveyed through multiple parties to the complainants. The Florida Supreme Court held that courts
• Douglass v. The Cnty. Comm'rs of Baker Cnty.
  23 Fla. 419· Fla.· 1887-06-01 ·cited 7×
  Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dissolution of a temporary injunction that had restrained Baker County Commissioners from relocating the county seat from Sanderson to Macclenny. The court upheld the validity of the election process and commissioners' proceedings authorizing th
• Gamble v. Campbell
  6 Fla. 347· Fla.· 1855-03-01 ·cited 7×
  The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the dismissal of a bill in equity filed by Gamble to enjoin a judgment at law. The court found Gamble's claims of excessive charges and a broken agreement for arbitration to be too vague and unsupported by evidence to warrant equitable relief
• Song v. 1
  2005 WL 8155878· M.D. Fla.· 2024-12-02 ·cited 6×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court granted the plaintiff's motion to extend the Temporary Restraining Order because the plaintiff has not yet served the defendants and needs additional time to complete discovery to identify them.
• Mills v. Hamm
  102 F.4th 1245· 11th Cir.· 2024-05-28 ·cited 6×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the inmate failed to establish a substantial likelihood of success on the merits or that the equities favored a stay of execution, and therefore denied the motion for a stay.
• Noble Prestige Ltd. v. Galle
  83 F.4th 1366· 11th Cir.· 2023-10-16 ·cited 6×·via Preliminary Injunction
  Noble Prestige Limited sought to confirm and enforce international arbitral awards requiring Horn and his conservator Galle to pay debts under a litigation financing agreement, and obtained a preliminary injunction freezing $10,000,000 in conservatorship assets pending judgment.
• Kaye v. Shana Wilson
  363 So. 3d 1155· Fla. 2d DCA· 2023-06-23 ·cited 6×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  The appellate court reversed an order extending a domestic violence injunction, finding insufficient evidence that the petitioner suffered substantial emotional distress or had a reasonable fear of imminent domestic violence. The court emphasized the need for objective evidence o
• Otto v. City of Boca Raton
  41 F.4th 1271· 11th Cir.· 2022-07-20 ·cited 6×·via Preliminary Injunction
  Robert Otto and Julie Hamilton challenged ordinances enacted by the City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County that prohibited licensed therapists from providing sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) to minors, arguing the ordinances violated their First Amendment rights. The El
• Giller v. Giller
  319 So. 3d 690· Fla. 3d DCA· 2022-02-09 ·cited 6×
  Brian Giller appeals an omnibus order in trust litigation adjudicating motions filed by his adult children, Jason and Jamie Giller. The Third District Court of Appeal dismissed portions of the appeal as nonfinal and nonappealable, dismissed as moot the restraining order against G
• Democratic Executive Comm. of Fla. v. Nat'l Republican Senatorial Commitee
  950 F.3d 790· 11th Cir.· 2020-02-19 ·cited 6×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that it retains jurisdiction to consider vacatur motions in a moot case, but vacatur of prior opinions is not required because they will not have negative collateral effects.
• Santiago v. Leon
  299 So. 3d 1114· Fla. 3d DCA· 2020-01-02 ·cited 6×
  The appellate court reversed a permanent stalking injunction against Luis Santiago, finding insufficient evidence that his actions met the statutory definition of stalking. The court emphasized that the conduct must be willful, malicious, and repeated, and directed at the specifi
• Convergent Techs., Inc. v. Jasper Stone
  257 So. 3d 161· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-11-13 ·cited 6×
  Convergent Technologies, Inc. (CTI) appealed summary judgment in a breach of non-solicitation agreement case against four former employees (Hutchinson, Bernard, Stone, and Fleming) who left to work for Epsilon, Inc. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants, but
• Rev Rec. Grp. v. LDRV Holdings Corp.
  259 So. 3d 232· Fla. 2d DCA· 2018-11-09 ·cited 6×·via Temporary Injunction
  REV Recreation Group appealed a temporary injunction order granting Lazydays exclusive dealership rights to sell certain recreational vehicle models. The court found that REV unlawfully allocated the 'Signature' and 'Marquis' models to competitor General RV when those models cons
• People's Tr. Ins. Co. v. Acosta
  259 So. 3d 179· Fla. 3d DCA· 2018-10-10 ·cited 6×·via Temporary Injunction
  A temporary injunction compelling insureds to execute a work authorization and submit to appraisal under an election-to-repair clause is not warranted because the insurer has adequate remedies at law, including abatement of the insureds' lawsuit, declaratory relief, and money dam
• Gonzalez v. Coconut Key Homeowners Assoc., Inc.
  246 So. 3d 428· Fla. 4th DCA· 2018-05-09 ·cited 6×
  A party who obtains affirmative equitable relief and prevails on significant issues in litigation is the prevailing party entitled to attorney's fees and costs under Florida law, even if the jury awards zero monetary damages on a related breach claim.
• Faddis v. Luddy
  221 So. 3d 758· Fla. 3d DCA· 2017-06-14 ·cited 6×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  Michael Faddis appeals a final judgment granting an injunction for protection against domestic violence filed by his ex-girlfriend Katherine Luddy. The court affirmed the injunction, holding that sufficient evidence of domestic violence existed based on the trial court's credibil
• Fla. Dep't OF Revenue v. Directv, Inc.
  215 So. 3d 46· Fla.· 2017-04-13 ·cited 6×
  Florida's Communications Services Tax imposed a higher tax rate on satellite television service (10.8%) than cable service (6.8%), which satellite companies challenged as violating the dormant Commerce Clause. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the First District's decision inval
• Marathon Sunsets, Inc. v. Coldiron
  189 So. 3d 235· Fla. 3d DCA· 2016-03-16 ·cited 6×
  Marathon Sunsets, Inc. and neighbors appealed a trial court decision regarding deed restrictions on property in Marathon, Florida. The appellate court affirmed the finding that a Tiki Hut bar did not violate restaurant-use restrictions but reversed the injunction ordering reconst
• State v. Gainesville Woman Care LLC
  187 So. 3d 279· Fla. 1st DCA· 2016-02-26 ·cited 6×·via Temporary Injunction
  Florida appealed a trial court's temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a 2015 law imposing a 24-hour waiting period for abortion procedures. The appellate court reversed, finding the trial court's injunction order deficient in factual findings, evidentiary support, and leg
• TWO Islands Dev. Corp. v. Clarke
  157 So. 3d 1081· Fla. 3d DCA· 2015-02-25 ·cited 6×·via Injunction Scope
  Two Islands Development Corporation and related entities appealed from a trial court's temporary injunction prohibiting them from constructing a paver sidewalk on residential property lots. The appellate court vacated and remanded the injunction, holding that the owner and develo
• Consumer Rights, LLC v. Bradford Cnty.
  153 So. 3d 394· Fla. 1st DCA· 2014-12-17 ·cited 6×
  Consumer Rights, LLC sought mandamus relief and injunctive relief to compel Bradford County to produce a list of employee email addresses under Florida's Public Records Act. The trial court dismissed the complaint after the County provided the records three months after the reque
• Tyron Francois v. Brinkmann
  147 So. 3d 613· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-09-10 ·cited 6×
  A Florida appeals court held that a statute requiring write-in candidates to reside in their district at the time of qualification is facially unconstitutional because the Florida Constitution requires residency only at the time of election. The court reversed the trial court's d
• Kahlifi McGEE v. McGEE
  145 So. 3d 955· Fla. 1st DCA· 2014-08-26 ·cited 6×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  The court held that the trial court erred in transferring venue to Miami-Dade County because it was not a county where the action could have initially been brought.
• Ranisha Baker v. Cartessma Pucket
  139 So. 3d 954· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-06-04 ·cited 6×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  Baker appeals the trial court's summary denial of her motion to vacate a permanent domestic violence injunction entered in 2011. The Fourth District reversed, holding that Baker's allegations of no contact since 2011 and incarceration preventing work release participation were su
• Minty v. Meister Fin. Grp., Inc.
  132 So. 3d 373· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-02-12 ·cited 6×·via Permanent Injunction
  On remand from a prior appeal, the Fourth District reversed the circuit court's order disbursing funds held in the court registry to the lender, finding that the modification of the temporary injunction effectively granted permanent relief without a trial on the borrower's inextr
• Boyle v. Hernando Beach S. Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc.
  124 So. 3d 317· Fla. 5th DCA· 2013-09-27 ·cited 6×·via Mandatory Injunction
  A homeowners association obtained a mandatory injunction against a homeowner for violating a restrictive covenant requiring properties be kept in neat, clean, and orderly condition. The appellate court reversed the injunction regarding landscaping and trees due to insufficient ev
• Avalon Legal Info. Servs., Inc. v. Keating
  110 So. 3d 75· Fla. 5th DCA· 2013-03-08 ·cited 6×·via Modification Of Injunction
  Avalon Legal Information Services and Judy Schneider appealed a temporary injunction enjoining them from violating a non-compete/non-solicitation covenant in favor of Gerard Keating. The court affirmed the injunction and bond amount but remanded for modification of the injunction
• In re Guardianship OF Erich Josef Trost. Tamara Swan v. Matthias Trost
  100 So. 3d 1205· Fla. 2d DCA· 2012-11-09 ·cited 6×
  Tamara Swan, guardian and trustee, challenged a trial court discovery order requiring disclosure of trust, corporate, and guardianship documents to Matthias Trost, the ward's estranged son who was neither a trust beneficiary nor corporate shareholder. The appellate court granted
• 1108 Ariola, LLC v. Jones
  71 So. 3d 892· Fla. 1st DCA· 2011-07-18 ·cited 6×
  Leaseholders on Pensacola Beach challenged assessments of ad valorem real property taxes on their leasehold improvements, arguing they should be taxed as intangible personal property instead. The court affirmed the trial court's summary judgment finding the leaseholders are equit
• Ines Orta v. Suarez
  66 So. 3d 988· Fla. 3d DCA· 2011-06-29 ·cited 6×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  Ines Orta appealed the trial court's denial of her request to relocate to California with the parties' minor child. The appellate court reversed, finding that Orta satisfied her burden of proving relocation was in the child's best interest under Florida's relocation statute, and
• Titsch v. Buzin
  59 So. 3d 265· Fla. 2d DCA· 2011-04-13 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the record did not support a finding of two incidents of violence as required by statute, thus reversing the injunction.