Injunction

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

• Penner v. Y.M.C.A.
  20 Fla. Supp. 106· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1962-06-08 ·cited 1×·via Wrongful Injunction
  The court held that the Y.M.C.A.'s profit from selling the stock on the open market was the proper measure of damages for its breach of contract, and denied the Y.M.C.A.'s claim for damages on the injunction bond.
• Harrison v. Larson
  133 So. 2d 446· Fla. 1st DCA· 1961-09-21 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Court of Appeal reversed the suspension of Harrison's driver's license and vehicle registration imposed by the Insurance Commissioner for failure to pay a Michigan judgment, holding that the Financial Responsibility Law of 1955 authorizes license suspension only for j
• Faris N. Cowart v. Kalif
  123 So. 2d 468· Fla. 3d DCA· 1960-10-06 ·cited 1×
  The Dade County Board of Commissioners appealed a decree enjoining restrictions on plumbing contractors' unrestricted certificates of competency. The court upheld the injunction for two contractors who timely applied under the ordinance's grandfather clause, but reversed it for t
• City OF Miami Beach v. Hessick
  117 So. 2d 763· Fla. 3d DCA· 1960-02-11 ·cited 1×
  The City of Miami Beach appealed a trial court's decision declaring its single-family residential zoning ordinance unconstitutional and void as applied to the Hessicks' and Dellea's properties. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the evidence substantially supported the fi
• Binz v. Helvetia Fla. Enters., Inc.
  104 So. 2d 124· Fla. 3d DCA· 1958-06-30 ·cited 1×
  Margaret Binz sought to establish ownership of residential property held in the legal title of Helvetia Florida Enterprises, Inc., claiming the corporation held it as trustee pursuant to a parol gift from her deceased husband. The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure t
• Underwood v. Maloney
  245 F.2d 797· 3d Cir.· 1957-06-12 ·cited 1×·via Security For Injunction
  The court ordered an injunction to maintain the status quo of union relations pending appeal, requiring security from all parties.
• Starr v. Karst, Inc.
  92 So. 2d 519· Fla.· 1957-02-06 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that farm equipment used for agricultural services on others' lands is exempt from sales tax under the statutory exemption for machinery used in plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, despite the State Comptroller's rule limiting the
• Rupert v. Todd Shipyards Corp.
  236 F.2d 559· 9th Cir.· 1956-07-17 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the transfer to admiralty and parties' acquiescence made the proceeding an admiralty case, rendering the appeal timely.
• Autherine J. Lucy and Polly Anne Myers v. Adams
  228 F.2d 620· 5th Cir.· 1955-12-30 ·cited 1×
  The court held that the defendant did not violate the injunction by refusing to register plaintiffs, as the refusal was based on their failure to present for registration by the deadline, not their race.
• Pang-Tsu MOW v. Republic OF China
  220 F.2d 811· D.C. Cir.· 1955-02-21 ·cited 1×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that while the appellant's failure to file the record on time would normally justify dismissal, it was appropriate to dismiss the appeal only in part, allowing it to proceed on the personal judgment against the appellant.
• McKENDRY v. United States
  219 F.2d 359· 9th Cir.· 1955-01-31 ·cited 1×·via Temporary Injunction
  The court held that the appeal from the temporary injunction is moot because the landowners surrendered possession of the property.
• Rice v. Walls
  213 F.2d 693· 6th Cir.· 1954-05-31 ·cited 1×
  The court held that appellants must exhaust administrative remedies provided by the Johnson Act before seeking judicial relief, even if constitutional rights are implicated.
• State ex rel. Taylor v. Simberg
  2 Fla. Supp. 178· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1952-10-15 ·cited 1×
  This case addresses whether riparian property owners in Miami Beach can legally construct structures on state-owned foreshore lands between the high and low water marks, and whether the City of Miami Beach has authority to permit such construction. The court holds that these sove
• Chapman v. EL Paso Natural GAS Co.
  192 F.2d 404· D.C. Cir.· 1951-07-06 ·cited 1×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that a stay of the injunction should be denied because the Secretary's fears of mootness were unfounded and substantial public and private interests weighed against granting a stay.
• Bennett v. Orange State OIL Co.
  159 Fla. 440· Fla.· 1947-08-01 ·cited 1×
  The court reviewed a decree dismissing a bill of complaint seeking to enjoin eviction, have a lease declared a mortgage, and compel assignment of the lease, ultimately affirming the dismissal.
• Wood v. Porter
  157 F.2d 672· 8th Cir.· 1946-10-24 ·cited 1×·via Action For Injunction
  The court held that it would not remand the case for the trial court to consider correcting a dismissal to be 'with prejudice' unless the trial judge specifically requested it.
• Taylor v. The Bd. of Pub. Instruction of Lafayette Cnty.
  157 Fla. 422· Fla.· 1946-05-21 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court upheld a Board of Public Instruction's authority to borrow money for purchasing teachers' homes and to repay the loan from public school funds. The court held that the 1926 constitutional amendment and 1939 Florida School Code expanded the scope of publi
• Shima v. Shima
  D.D.C.· 1943-12-27 ·cited 1×
  A husband should be allowed to set off damages sustained from a wife's wrongful injunction against the attorney fees awarded to the wife's attorney, especially if the attorney participated in the wrongful conduct.
• Stanolind OIL & GAS Co. v. Ambrose
  131 F.2d 598· 5th Cir.· 1942-12-02 ·cited 1×·via Wrongful Injunction
  A party wrongfully enjoined is entitled to recover just and adequate compensation for losses that are the natural and proximate result of the injunction.
• Lee v. Poinsettia Dairy Prods., Inc.
  145 Fla. 610· Fla.· 1941-01-10 ·cited 1×
  The court reviewed whether milk distributing plants were subject to a gross receipts tax. The court held that these plants were not "stores" as defined by the relevant tax law, and that the sale of milk was exclusively regulated by a separate milk control law.
• Metro. Ice Palace, Inc. v. Taber
  143 Fla. 825· Fla.· 1940-08-02 ·cited 1×·via Injunctive Order
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's order due to an equal division among the justices, meaning the appellate court could not reach a majority decision to overturn the lower court's ruling.
• Jacques v. Wellington Corp.
  130 Fla. 514· Fla.· 1938-01-05 ·cited 1×
  A lessee sought specific performance of a three-year real estate lease and an injunction to prevent eviction proceedings. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's denial of the injunction application, finding no error in the trial court's determination.
• State v. Cnty. of Pinellas
  119 Fla. 539· Fla.· 1935-03-29 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court granted a peremptory writ of mandamus compelling Pinellas County to pay a specific fund to the City of St. Petersburg. The court held that the pendency of a separate injunction suit in a lower court did not preclude the mandamus action in the Supreme Cou
• Krusen Land & Timber Co. v. Tampa Suburban Corp.
  118 Fla. 173· Fla.· 1935-01-18 ·cited 1×
  Krusen Land & Timber Co. concerns the proper joinder of multiple plaintiffs in an equity action and the right of multiple claimants to assert equitable liens against a commingled mass of manufactured lumber that resulted from defendant's unlawful processing of their timbers. The
• M. F. S. Land Co. v. J. Ray Arnold Cypress Co. & R. L. Dowling
  115 Fla. 152· Fla.· 1934-05-29 ·cited 1×
  M.F.S. Land Co. sought injunctive relief against J. Ray Arnold Cypress Co. and R.L. Dowling to prevent trespass on timber lands. The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to present evidence after the time for taking testimony had expired, and the Florida Supreme Court
• Noble v. Carlton
  S.D. Fla.· 1930-01-04 ·cited 1×·via Interlocutory Injunction
  A Georgia milk producer challenged a Florida statute regulating milk sales as violating the Commerce Clause, Eighth Amendment, and Fourteenth Amendment. The district court upheld the statute as a valid exercise of police power, finding the exemption for small producers reasonable
• Maull v. Lindsley
  79 Fla. 361· Fla.· 1920-03-19 ·cited 1×
  This case concerns a dispute over land boundaries and an alleged public highway obstruction. The appellate court reversed the lower court's decision, finding that the allegations did not establish a case for equity jurisdiction regarding confusion of boundaries or obstruction of
• Sullivan v. Walton
  20 Fla. 552· Fla.· 1884-01-01 ·cited 1×
  Martin Sullivan sought to enjoin the City of Pensacola's tax collector from collecting taxes levied to pay interest on refunded municipal bonds. The Florida Supreme Court held that the tax was not a "special tax" requiring statutory notice, and that a single taxpayer lacked stand
• Clonts v. Ritch
  12 Fla. 633· Fla.· 1868-01-01 ·cited 1×
  The Florida Supreme Court holds that a circuit court judge sitting in vacation cannot issue an order directing a sheriff to levy on certain property of a judgment debtor in preference to mortgaged property, as such equitable relief requires a court of equity with all interested p
• Walker v. Gatlin
  12 Fla. 9· Fla.· 1867-01-01 ·cited 1×
  Walker, a co-maker of a promissory note given to purchase an enslaved person with a warranty of lifetime slavery, sought to enjoin enforcement of a judgment on the note after slavery was abolished. The Florida Supreme Court held that the warranty was not breached by emancipation
• Hatcher v. Restorical, LLC
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2026-10-30 ·via Temporary Injunction
  To obtain a temporary injunction, a party must prove four elements: substantial likelihood of success on the merits, unavailability of an adequate remedy at law, likelihood of irreparable harm absent the injunction, and that the injunction serves the public interest; failure to p
• Lorie Jean Lisandrillo v. Palozzi
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2026-09-16 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A motion to disqualify a judge based on allegations that are contrary to the record, frivolous arguments, and AI-generated gibberish is legally insufficient and properly denied. An attorney filing documents with her signature represents that she has read the document, that there
• Keller v. Keller
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-09-16 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A party seeking to dissolve an injunction must demonstrate a change in circumstances such that continuation of the injunction would serve no valid purpose, and incarceration alone does not satisfy this burden when the injunction's prohibitions on indirect contact remain enforceab
• Haramis v. Craft
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2026-08-19 ·via Mandatory Injunction
  Summary judgment was improper on the concrete columns issue because genuine disputes of material fact existed regarding whether the columns exceeded the scope of the easement right to "landscaping" and whether they violated town laws or ordinances, which Appellees never identifie
• 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.
• Johnson v. Bee
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2026-07-17 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A domestic violence petition dismissed due to insufficient evidence presented at a hearing is not exempt from public disclosure under Florida Statute § 119.0714(1)(k)1, which exempts only petitions dismissed for reasons having to do with the legal sufficiency of the petition itse
• Abboud v. Iryna R. Abboud
  Fla. 5th DCA· 2026-06-26 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A pro se petition for certiorari filed nearly three years after entry of a final judgment is untimely and constitutes an abuse of the court's process when part of a pattern of repetitious and frivolous filings on the same issue.
• Braggs v. Comm'r, Ala. Dep't of Corr.
  11th Cir.· 2026-06-24
  The district court properly found the DOC liable for Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference based on systemic deficiencies in mental health care that effectively denied inmates access to constitutionally adequate care, without requiring renewed liability findings at the remedia
• Am. Eagle Towing, Inc. v. Inter Freight, Inc.
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-06-17
  A towing-storage operator who fails to provide notice of a lien to the registered owner within five business days as required by section 713.78(4)(c) cannot impose storage charges or perfect a statutory lien on the vehicle.
• iCare Child Dev. Ctr. LLC v. Alethea Cicero-Brown
  11th Cir.· 2026-06-11 ·via Preliminary Injunction
  A childcare provider dismissed from a state voucher program for failing to comply with an on-site audit is not entitled to a pre-deprivation hearing under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Under the Mathews v. Eldridge balancing test, the provider's private inte
• Equal Ground Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of State
  Fla.· 2026-06-10 ·via Temporary Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to grant a constitutional writ to intervene in a First District Court of Appeal's pending appeal of a trial court's order denying a temporary injunction, as the doctrine of all writs does not provide an independent basis for the Court'
• Muoio v. Safinya
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-06-10 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  An appellant's failure to furnish the appellate court with an appendix or transcript of the proceedings requires affirmance of the trial court's order due to the presumption of correctness accorded to trial court decisions.
• Ruiz v. Public Storage
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-06-04 ·via Temporary Injunction
  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.
• Robert Hinton Avery *W* v. Beauzil
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2026-05-27 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A court may bar a litigant from appearing pro se when frivolous or excessive filings interfere with timely administration of justice. The ADA does not grant a litigant the right to abuse judicial process through AI-generated filings containing misstatements of law and frivolous a
• Elnenaey v. Elkadi
  Fla. 2d DCA· 2026-05-13 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A motion to vacate under Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.540(b) does not toll the rendition of a judgment and therefore does not extend the time to appeal, and such a motion must be supported by sworn statements or affidavits to be valid.
• Douglass Miller O/B/O C. M. v. Miller
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2026-04-24 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  The trial court's denial of a petition for an injunction for protection against domestic violence is affirmed where the appellate record does not permit resolution of underlying factual issues.
• Arce v. Chief Judge Timothy D. Osterhaus
  Fla.· 2026-04-23 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  A pro se litigant who has filed fifteen frivolous or inappropriate extraordinary petitions to the Supreme Court over a short period, all related to the same underlying domestic relations cases and seeking relief that was either denied or dismissed, may be sanctioned by barring fu
• Moises Heras v. Heras
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2026-04-22 ·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  An appellate court must affirm a judgment when the appellant fails to provide a trial transcript, as the court cannot determine whether the trial court's judgment is supported by evidence or whether reversible error occurred.
• Corona v. Ave Maria Parish, Inc.
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2026-04-08 ·via Temporary Injunction
  A trial court does not err in denying a motion for temporary injunction without notice when it explicitly permits the movant to schedule a hearing after service of process on the opposing party.
• Geise v. Fleck
  Fla. 6th DCA· 2026-04-02 ·via Prohibitory Injunction
  Riparian-rights disputes involving sovereign submerged land underlying a navigable lake are governed by the test of whether one riparian owner's use unreasonably interferes with another's riparian rights, not the equitable distribution test from Hayes v. Bowman, which applies onl