5,622 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 6,142 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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141 Fla. 642·
Fla.·
1940-01-23
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The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decree striking down Miami Beach Ordinance No. 446, which prohibited storage of petroleum products within 1,000 feet of dwellings. The court found the ordinance would render Gulf Oil Corporation's long-established plant on Biscayne
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138 Fla. 642·
Fla.·
1939-06-20
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The Florida Supreme Court recalled its prior mandate to clarify its judgment regarding an injunction against dry cleaning businesses. The court affirmed the injunction's requirement for businesses to comply with board orders and pay license fees, but also allowed businesses to ch
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139 Fla. 726·
Fla.·
1939-06-06
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The Phifer State Bank sought to dismiss bills in equity filed by representatives of the Watkins Estate challenging the Bank's execution sale of estate lands in Alachua and Marion Counties. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's denial of the motions to dismiss, hold
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138 Fla. 122·
Fla.·
1939-05-16
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This case involves a dispute over whether judgment liens recorded against a corporation before receivership proceedings commenced retain their priority status after a receiver sells the corporation's assets. The Florida Supreme Court held that the liens remain superior to the cla
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138 Fla. 141·
Fla.·
1939-05-16
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This case involves a taxpayer and bondholder suing a school board and a company over the alleged unlawful diversion of school funds. The court affirmed the dismissal of the initial complaint but allowed the plaintiffs to refile their claims regarding the contract's validity and f
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136 Fla. 241·
Fla.·
1939-02-03
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A Florida city challenged a trial court's dismissal of a complaint seeking to enjoin a city's issuance of $171,000 in causeway revenue debentures. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the city had clear statutory authority to issue the debentures and that such revenue
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Dade County sought to dissolve an injunction that restrained distribution of state gasoline tax funds under Chapter 17974, Acts of 1937. The Florida Supreme Court, evenly divided with three justices favoring affirmance and three favoring reversal, affirmed the lower court's denia
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133 Fla. 313·
Fla.·
1938-06-18
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The court reviewed a law allowing circuit court terms in St. Petersburg, not the county seat. The court found the law unconstitutional because it violated provisions regarding county seats and the location of official county records.
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The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an injunction requiring the Clerk of the Circuit Court to collect a 5% tax collector's commission from tax certificate sales to the State, holding that the tax collector has a vested contractual right to this compensation for services already pe
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132 Fla. 747·
Fla.·
1938-06-13
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W. D. McAdoo filed a bill of complaint seeking to set aside a foreclosure decree and cancel deeds based on fraud, but the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal because the suit violated a prior injunction and the issues raised were barred by res judicata from
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132 Fla. 321·
Fla.·
1938-04-01
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The court reviewed an order dismissing a complaint seeking to enjoin the sale of impounded hogs. The court found the statute authorizing the impoundment and sale unconstitutional because the fees charged for impounding and care were excessive and amounted to confiscation without
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129 Fla. 374·
Fla.·
1937-09-30
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Slot machine owner challenges seizure of machines under a 1937 state law that prohibited possession of slot machines effective October 1, 1937, claiming he was denied reasonable time to remove them despite having licensed them under a prior 1935 law through September 30, 1937. Th
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127 Fla. 86·
Fla.·
1937-02-11
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Haines City Heights sought an injunction to prevent the City of Haines City from collecting taxes on forty acres of land within the city's corporate limits. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the injunction, holding that the property owner's delay in challenging the
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127 Fla. 34·
Fla.·
1937-02-02
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Stanton challenged the Board of County Commissioners' construction of a public road through his property in Bluff Springs, seeking to enjoin the work and recover damages. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision denying the injunction but establishing that St
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126 Fla. 104·
Fla.·
1936-11-02
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The Florida Supreme Court upheld an injunction preventing the Comptroller from collecting a gross receipts tax on protane sales. The court held that protane, sold as a liquid but convertible to gas, does not fall within a statute taxing businesses that sell gas for light, heat, o
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120 Fla. 469·
Fla.·
1935-08-01
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Paul Poynter sought a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and appointment of a receiver to prevent defendants from voting stock he claimed to beneficially own but had pledged as collateral security. The trial court appointed a receiver without notice, but the Flo
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115 Fla. 247·
Fla.·
1934-06-11
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A student and her guardian sought an injunction against school administrators for alleged excessive punishment, but the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, holding that such disputes must first be resolved through the school system's administrative hierarc
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115 Fla. 188·
Fla.·
1934-06-08
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The appellate court affirmed a lower court's decision in favor of Home Supply Stores, Inc. The court found substantial evidence supported the lower court's finding that Table Supply Stores, Inc. did not prove unfair competition or name similarity sufficient to warrant an injuncti
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114 Fla. 622·
Fla.·
1934-04-27
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The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a complaint challenging the City of Tampa's reduction of special street assessments under legislative authorization. The court held that the Legislature has authority to modify assessments and authorize refunds without violating
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114 Fla. 603·
Fla.·
1934-04-24
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This case involves a bondholder suing the City of Lakeland, alleging the city officials were mismanaging public funds designated for bondholder benefit under a specific statute. The court affirmed the lower court's decision to overrule the city's motion to dismiss the bill.
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This case addresses whether residuary legatees and trustees of Martha E. Walton's estate could enjoin the sheriff's sale of property levied under a judgment against Thomas E. Walton, one of the estate's beneficiaries who had renounced his devise and heirship rights shortly before
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The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an interlocutory injunction issued by the lower court restraining Cimos Angelis from selling or disposing of sponges allegedly subject to a written marketing contract with the Tarpon Springs Sponge Producers Association. The Court held that the
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109 Fla. 79·
Fla.·
1933-03-13
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Jacksonville sought to enjoin actions against it and to determine the ownership and location of Lot N in a subdivision where a plat discrepancy created a surplus of unaccounted land. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of the city's motion to strike and de
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108 Fla. 443·
Fla.·
1933-02-23
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The Stuart appellants sought to enjoin the Sheriff from dispossessing them under a writ of possession issued against Dismukes in an unlawful detainer suit brought by Hatch. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, holding that the Stuarts, though not partie
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Marion County sought to enjoin landowners Ray and Davidson from obstructing an alleged public road. The trial court dismissed the bill, finding insufficient evidence of an existing public road at the disputed location. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed, holding that equity will
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105 Fla. 189·
Fla.·
1932-04-19
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The Florida Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decree for specific performance of a home exchange agreement. The court found that the agreement was an entirety and became impossible to fully execute when one party conveyed the property to a third party, preventing complete pe
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This case involves a dispute over restrictive covenants on land. The court previously denied a temporary injunction due to delay and the availability of a legal remedy. Subsequently, the plaintiff sued for damages for breach of covenants, but the trial court sustained a demurrer,
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104 Fla. 436·
Fla.·
1932-03-11
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The Florida Supreme Court reversed an injunction that prevented a bank liquidator from paying dividends to late-filing creditors ahead of early-filing creditors. The court held that creditors who file claims promptly are entitled to receive dividends when declared, and late-filin
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A judgment creditor assigned a 1915 judgment to an assignee who obtained an alias execution 14 years later without returning or showing record of the original execution. The Supreme Court reversed the trial court's dismissal of an injunction petition, holding that a clerk lacks a
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79 Fla. 509·
Fla.·
1920-04-14
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This case involves a property owner's attempt to prevent the City of Miami from constructing a sidewalk on what the owner claimed was a private street. The court affirmed the dismissal of the owner's complaint, finding that the lot owners were estopped from denying the public nat
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71 Fla. 14·
Fla.·
1916-01-20
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Callan sought to enjoin G.M. Cypher Company from using an artificial ditch to drain surface water into a natural creek (Callan's drain) running through both parties' lands. The Florida Supreme Court held that an upper riparian proprietor may drain surface water onto a lower propr
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20 Fla. 551·
Fla.·
1884-01-01
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This case concerns the constitutionality of a Florida law, chapter 8477, Laws. The court affirmed the denial of an injunction and remanded the case with directions to dismiss the bill, finding the principal question was covered by a prior ruling.
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431 So. 3d 593·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2026-03-18
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Noel Pantoja appeals the denial of his motion to dissolve a permanent injunction for protection against repeat violence issued in favor of Bethany Francis. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that without a hearing transcript, Pantoja failed to meet his burden of
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A sentence is not vindictive when the trial court acts as an impartial arbiter, explains its sentencing rationale based on legitimate factors such as victim impact and the defendant's institutional conduct, and does not impose an increased sentence solely because the defendant ex
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2013 WL 1278952·
M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-11
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A pro se plaintiff filed suit in federal court seeking to enjoin a state court judge from proceeding in criminal proceedings against him, claiming conflict of interest and judicial misconduct. The federal court dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of subject matter juris
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A temporary injunction was improper because the movant failed to establish irreparable harm lacking an adequate legal remedy, as the defendant had available defenses in pending lawsuits and adequate remedies at law including money damages for employment termination and other clai
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A trial court abuses its discretion by denying a motion to continue a permanent injunction hearing when the movant had preplanned international travel, received only eight days' notice, filed the continuance motion promptly, and the opposing party would not be prejudiced by the d
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The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to five Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, recommended unanimously by The Florida Bar's Board of Governors. The amendments address conditional sealing of financial information, jury instructions references, deadlines for motions t
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The withdrawal of allegedly unlawful agency notices by the Department of Veterans Affairs rendered the grantee's claims moot, depriving the court of jurisdiction to grant meaningful relief.
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The appellate court reversed a lower court's decision to grant an injunction against a homeowner for property maintenance violations. The court found that the homeowners' association had an adequate remedy at law, specifically the ability to perform the maintenance itself and cha
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The appellate court affirmed a trial court's temporary injunction against the appellant. The appellant argued the trial court's factual findings were inaccurate but failed to provide a transcript of the hearing, preventing review.
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362 So. 3d 311·
Fla. 5th DCA·
2023-06-12
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The appellate court reversed a lower court's decision allowing a recall petition against a city commissioner to proceed. The court found the petition was procedurally defective because it was filed with the county supervisor of elections instead of the city clerk, and substantive
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359 So. 3d 1239·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2023-04-12
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The appellate court determined it had jurisdiction to review an order denying a motion for partial summary judgment regarding sovereign immunity. The court held that the appeal of an order denying a motion that asserts entitlement to limited sovereign immunity under Florida Statu
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The Court denied Petitioner's motion for release because the preliminary injunction he relied upon was vacated.
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of the motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction, holding that the FTC could rely on § 19 of the FTC Act for asset freezes and receiverships, even after the Supreme Court limited § 13(b).
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The appellate court reversed a trial court's denial of a motion to dissolve a temporary injunction. The court found the injunction was improperly granted because the moving party failed to establish the necessary elements and the order did not comply with procedural rules regardi
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349 So. 3d 917·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2022-10-12
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Suresh and Bina Gidwani appealed a trial court's award of attorneys' fees and costs to Sherry Roberts and Alice Randolph in a dispute over condominium parking space ownership. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's determination that the parking spaces belonged to the pla
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Honeyfund.com and other employers and diversity consultants challenged Florida's Individual Freedom Act, which prohibits employers from endorsing eight specified concepts related to race, sex, and national origin during mandatory employee activities, as a violation of the First A
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The court granted plaintiffs' motion to lift the stay and enter a preliminary injunction, enjoining defendants from enforcing specific ordinances.