Injunction

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• Groff G.M.C. Trucks, Inc. v. Driggers
  101 So. 2d 58· Fla. 1st DCA· 1958-02-25 ·cited 24×·via Injunction Bond
  A court of equity may enjoin its citizens from prosecuting vexatious or harassing suits in sister states when the plaintiff has an adequate remedy in the enjoining state and the mandatory injunction serves clear equitable purposes, though the bond amount must be sufficient to pro
• Jacobs v. Tawes
  250 F.2d 611· 4th Cir.· 1957-12-26 ·cited 24×
  A single judge may dismiss a case for lack of jurisdiction, even if a three-judge panel would otherwise be required for an injunction.
• A. H. Bull S.S. Co. v. Seafarers' Int'l Union OF N. Am., Atl. & Gulf Dist., AFL-CIO
  250 F.2d 326· 2d Cir.· 1957-11-21 ·cited 24×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that Section 301 of the Taft-Hartley Act did not repeal the Norris-LaGuardia Act, and therefore federal courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin peaceful strikes in labor disputes.
• Ford Motor Co. v. Bisanz Bros., Inc.
  249 F.2d 22· 8th Cir.· 1957-11-13 ·cited 24×
  The court held that Ford Motor Company was entitled to intervene as of right under Rule 24(a)(2) because its interests might be inadequately represented and it would be practically bound by the judgment.
• Hoffman v. Barlly
  97 So. 2d 355· Fla. 3d DCA· 1957-10-10 ·cited 24×·via Wrongful Injunction
  Hoffman appealed a decree denying his equity suit for corporate dissolution and accounting, and awarding attorney's fees and expenses to defendants. The court affirmed the dismissal of Hoffman's suit but reversed the award of attorney's fees to defendants, holding that absent sta
• Burton v. Matanuska Valley Lines, Inc.
  244 F.2d 647· 9th Cir.· 1957-04-08 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting a preliminary injunction, as serious legal questions were presented and the injunction served to preserve the status quo pending final determination.
• Rott v. City OF Miami Beach
  94 So. 2d 168· Fla.· 1957-03-13 ·cited 24×
  The City of Miami Beach condemned property owned by the Rotts to build a public parking facility. The Rotts challenged the condemnation, arguing the city acted in bad faith by denying their building permit for a mixed-use parking garage with retail stores, then immediately condem
• McDOWELL v. Trs. OF The Internal Improvement Fund OF The State OF Fla.
  90 So. 2d 715· Fla.· 1956-11-14 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an injunction against property owners from dredging Lake Ariana, a navigable, meandered lake whose bottom is owned by the State in trust for public use. The court reversed in part to require the lower court to determine the extent of sovereignty
• Ramsey v. Lovett
  89 So. 2d 669· Fla.· 1956-09-26 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a decree awarding damages for fraud in an equity suit, holding that the plaintiffs failed to allege grounds for equitable jurisdiction and that the case should have been brought on the law side of the docket where damages are the proper remedy.
• Carson v. Bd. OF Educ. OF McDOWELL Cnty.
  227 F.2d 789· 4th Cir.· 1955-12-01 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the district court must consider the case in light of the Supreme Court's segregation decision and subsequent state administrative remedies, and should not grant injunctive relief until those remedies are exhausted.
• Ermentrout v. Commonwealth OIL Co.
  220 F.2d 527· 5th Cir.· 1955-03-22 ·cited 24×
  The judgment is reversed because the federal court lacked diversity jurisdiction due to the alignment of parties with real interests.
• Austin v. Texas-Ohio GAS Co.
  218 F.2d 739· 5th Cir.· 1955-02-02 ·cited 24×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the trial court properly exercised jurisdiction and granted a preliminary injunction in an interpleader action, even though the plaintiff did not deposit all disputed shares into court.
• Lapides v. United States
  215 F.2d 253· 2d Cir.· 1954-07-13 ·cited 24×·via Suit For Injunction
  The court held that the dismissal of the appellant's motion to suppress evidence was proper because the voluntary disclosure was not timely, as a federal tax investigation had already commenced.
• Makos v. Prince
  64 So. 2d 670· Fla.· 1953-04-24 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a trial court's dismissal of a complaint challenging a Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners resolution that established different hours for alcohol sales in different parts of the county. The Court held that counties have authority to regula
• Tobin v. Mills
  192 F.2d 133· 4th Cir.· 1951-11-05 ·cited 24×
  The court held that a contempt finding against a company for employee actions taken against company orders and without knowledge was erroneous, and that dissolving a long-standing injunction after a decade of compliance was not an abuse of discretion.
• Kaufman v. Kaufman
  63 So. 2d 196· Fla.· 1950-12-12 ·cited 24×
  A Florida Supreme Court decision reversing a separate maintenance decree against an elderly husband for his failure to submit to court-ordered depositions in a discovery proceeding conducted in another state. The court held that the discovery rule did not authorize striking the d
• Deak v. Pace, Jr.
  185 F.2d 997· D.C. Cir.· 1950-12-07 ·cited 24×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the Secretary of War failed to provide civilian employees with sufficient information regarding the reasons for their removal, thus violating their statutory rights.
• Kaplan v. Helenhart Novelty Corp.
  182 F.2d 311· 2d Cir.· 1950-05-05 ·cited 24×·via Temporary Injunction
  The court held that the trial court abused its discretion in granting a temporary injunction before trial on the merits, as there was no substantial evidence of bad faith in the defendants' assertions of patent infringement.
• McAVOY v. United States
  178 F.2d 353· 2d Cir.· 1949-11-25 ·cited 24×
  A bankruptcy court cannot enjoin the United States from seeking to intervene in a suit pending in another federal court, but it can deny leave for a creditor to apply for intervention if it would prejudice the bankrupt estate.
• Kramer v. City of Lakeland
  38 So.2d 126· Fla.· 1948-12-07 ·cited 24×
  This case concerns whether the City of Lakeland could abrogate the use of Munn's Park, originally dedicated for public park purposes, to allow for the construction of a federal building. The court found that the city, holding the park in trust, could not divert it from its dedica
• Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
  162 F.2d 520· 7th Cir.· 1947-06-20 ·cited 24×
  The court held that while a decree may be used to destroy an unlawful conspiracy, it cannot be used to redress economic disadvantages between parties without a finding directly related to the conspiracy. A specific subparagraph of the decree was unsupported by findings and was el
• Milk & Ice Cream Can Inst. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n
  152 F.2d 478· 7th Cir.· 1946-01-07 ·cited 24×·via Injunction Scope
  The court held that the FTC's findings of a price-fixing conspiracy were substantially supported by the evidence, and the cease and desist order was largely appropriate, though one provision was overly broad.
• Clover Leaf, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville
  145 Fla. 341· Fla.· 1940-12-20 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Clover Leaf's complaint seeking to enjoin Jacksonville from issuing paving certificates for street improvements, holding that the city's scheme violated constitutional restrictions on municipal debt even though the certificates
• Higbee v. Hous. Auth. of Jacksonville
  143 Fla. 560· Fla.· 1940-06-28 ·cited 24×
  Florida property owners and taxpayers challenged the constitutionality of housing authority legislation enabling Jacksonville to develop a slum clearance project. The Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of their complaint, upholding the housing statutes as valid exercises of sta
• Lee v. Bigby Elec. Co., Inc.
  136 Fla. 305· Fla.· 1939-02-07 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision invalidating a 1935 state law imposing a $1,000 license tax on contractors bidding for public works projects exceeding $50,000. The court found the statute's title and body were internally inconsistent, violating the Flori
• Weissman v. Jureit
  132 Fla. 661· Fla.· 1938-06-08 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a permanent injunction against a labor union that had picketed a bakery owner's business after he refused to sign a union contract. The court held that while labor organizations have rights to organize and advocate, the plaintiff failed to prese
• Price v. Gordon
  129 Fla. 715· Fla.· 1937-10-28 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an equity court's issuance of a mandatory injunction requiring return of personal property (clothing and medicines) that the Prices wrongfully refused to return to the Gordons, guests of a lessee, finding that equity jurisdiction was proper beca
• Hygema v. City of Sebring
  124 Fla. 683· Fla.· 1936-06-13 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a lower court's dismissal of a complaint seeking to stop the City of Sebring from constructing a gas plant and distribution system. The Court found the case controlled by a prior decision regarding similar financing.
• Collier v. Gray
  116 Fla. 845· Fla.· 1934-10-13 ·cited 24×·via Application For Injunction
  D.B. Collier, a citizen of Manatee County, sought to enjoin Florida's Secretary of State from advertising and implementing a proposed constitutional amendment (Senate Joint Resolution No. 582) regarding judicial circuit reorganization. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the amendme
• Hernandez v. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs of Hillsborough Cnty.
  114 Fla. 219· Fla.· 1934-03-07 ·cited 24×
  This case concerns whether a court can issue an injunction to prevent a county board from even considering a resolution that might change a justice of the peace's district boundaries. The court held that a mere threat to pass an unlawful resolution is not sufficient grounds for i
• McMullen v. Newmar Corp.
  100 Fla. 566· Fla.· 1930-08-04 ·cited 24×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed the lower court's orders overruling a demurrer and appointing an examiner in a suit challenging the validity of the North St. Lucie River Drainage District and its tax assessments. The court held that the drainage district statute does not viola
• Mercer v. Keynton
  99 Fla. 914· Fla.· 1930-04-23 ·cited 24×·via Temporary Injunction
  Homer and Mattie Mercer sought an injunction to prevent defendants from constructing an automotive garage and filling station on adjacent property in violation of restrictive covenants in the Bayonne Subdivision of Miami. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denia
• Clark & Lewis, Inc. v. Gardner
  91 Fla. 1059· Fla.· 1926-06-05 ·cited 24×
  Clark & Lewis, Inc. sought specific performance to enforce an oral agreement for a five-year lease of commercial property in Miami, which the owner subsequently repudiated by threatening eviction. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the trial court's dismissal, holding that an ora
• Tylee v. Hyde
  60 Fla. 389· Fla.· 1910-06-01 ·cited 24×
  A Florida property owner sought to enjoin Duval County from issuing $1,000,000 in bonds for road construction, arguing that the county failed to publish election notices in all newspapers printed in the county as required by statute. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial
• E. N. Holt as Tax Collector of Clay Cnty. v. Hillman-Sutherland Co.
  56 Fla. 801· Fla.· 1908-06-01 ·cited 24×·via Suit For Injunction
  This case involves an appeal from two interlocutory orders: one granting a temporary injunction and the other overruling a demurrer. The appellate court affirmed both orders, finding the bill of complaint had sufficient equity to withstand the demurrer and that no abuse of discre
• Griffith v. Henderson
  55 Fla. 625· Fla.· 1908-01-01 ·cited 24×
  In this equity case, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed a decree enjoining the defendant from cutting timber on the plaintiff's land. The court held that the defendant's affirmative averments in the answer constituted new matter not responsive to the bill of complaint and, being
• Hall v. Horne
  52 Fla. 510· Fla.· 1906-06-01 ·cited 24×·via Temporary Injunction
  Hall & Bigham appealed from an equity court's grant of a temporary injunction and restraining order against them regarding turpentine boxes. The Florida Supreme Court reversed, holding that the bill stated no cause for equitable relief because appellees lacked standing and failed
• Frumar Agri Foods (P) Ltd. v. RRK Foods Inc.
  2010 WL 3293346· S.D. Fla.· 2025-06-18 ·cited 23×
  The court denied the plaintiffs' request for ex parte temporary restraining order relief because they failed to meet the stringent requirements of Rule 65(b)(1) for providing notice or demonstrating irreparable harm.
• Eco-Tradition, LLC v. Pennzoil-Quaker State Co.
  137 So. 3d 495· Fla. 4th DCA· 2014-03-26 ·cited 23×·via Mandatory Injunction
  Eco-Tradition appeals a trial court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of Pennzoil, which sought injunctive relief to inspect property secured by a mortgage. The Fourth District reversed, holding that summary judgment was improper because Pennzoil failed to present admi
• Goudy v. Vicky-Jo Duquette
  112 So. 3d 716· Fla. 2d DCA· 2013-05-08 ·cited 23×
  The court held that the evidence presented was insufficient to support an injunction for repeat violence because it did not establish the statutory requirements for stalking or harassment.
• Hollywood Towers Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Hampton
  40 So. 3d 784· Fla. 4th DCA· 2010-06-23 ·cited 23×
  The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's denial of injunctive relief sought by a condominium association to access a unit owner's condominium to repair structural damage to her balcony. The court adopted a deferential standard of review for condominium
• Belize Telecom, Ltd. v. Gov't OF Belize
  528 F.3d 1298· 11th Cir.· 2008-05-28 ·cited 23×·via Preliminary Injunction
  Belize Telecom and Innovative Communications Company appealed a district court judgment that upheld the Government of Belize's removal of six directors from the BTL board, arguing the Government breached their share pledge and payment agreements and the BTL Articles of Associatio
• NET First Nat'l Bank v. First Telebanc Corp.
  834 So. 2d 944· Fla. 4th DCA· 2003-01-22 ·cited 23×·via Temporary Injunction
  Net First National Bank executives and shareholders appeal a temporary injunction that prevented them from acting as directors of the Bank and its holding company. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the lower court abused its discretion by granting the inj
• K.W. Brown & Co. v. McCUTCHEN
  819 So. 2d 977· Fla. 4th DCA· 2002-06-26 ·cited 23×
  K.W. Brown and Company sought an injunction to prevent customers from pursuing NASD arbitration, arguing the dispute was not arbitrable because it arose from the customers' relationship with a non-NASD member investment adviser. The court affirmed dismissal of the complaint, hold
• POE v. Hillsborough Cnty.
  695 So. 2d 672· Fla.· 1997-05-22 ·cited 23×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a trial court decision that had invalidated proposed bonds for a new Tampa stadium for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, holding that the project serves a paramount public purpose despite providing some incidental benefits to the private team ownership.
• Estuardo Ramon Estrada Escudero v. Hasbun
  689 So. 2d 1144· Fla. 3d DCA· 1997-02-26 ·cited 23×·via Temporary Injunction
  Estuardo Escudero appeals the denial of his motion to dissolve a temporary injunction preventing him from withdrawing funds allegedly belonging to his estranged wife, Silvia Hasbun, under Florida's Civil Theft Statute. The appellate court affirmed the injunction, holding that a c
• Miami Heat Ltd. P'ship v. Leahy
  682 So. 2d 198· Fla. 3d DCA· 1996-10-24 ·cited 23×
  Miami Heat Limited Partnership and related parties sought to enjoin the placement of a ballot initiative on the November 1996 election ballot, challenging both the initiative petition's compliance with Dade County Code and the clarity of the ballot language. The Third District Co
• Future Tech Int'l, Inc. v. Tae Il Media, Ltd.
  944 F. Supp. 1538· S.D. Fla.· 1996-07-18 ·cited 23×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the defendant failed to demonstrate a probable right to possession of the disputed equipment, thus denying the motion for a prejudgment writ of replevin.
• Lovell Farms, Inc. v. Levy
  641 So. 2d 103· Fla. 3d DCA· 1994-02-15 ·cited 23×·via Temporary Injunction
  Lovell Farms sought a temporary injunction to prevent a former employee from working for a competitor and using alleged trade secrets in flower growing techniques. The court affirmed the denial of the temporary injunction but granted certiorari, quashing the denial of a protectiv
• Sierra Club v. Marsh
  907 F.2d 210· 1st Cir.· 1990-06-26 ·cited 23×·via Modification Of Injunction
  An order that alters the conditions upon which a preliminary injunction is predicated, but does not affect the operation or duration of the injunction itself, is not immediately appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1).