Injunction

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• Fla. Tel. Corp. v. State of Fla. ex rel. Peninsular Tel. Co.
  111 So. 2d 677· Fla. 1st DCA· 1959-04-28 ·cited 16×
  A shareholder of Florida Telephone Corporation sought a mandatory writ requiring access to the corporation's stock records under Florida Statute Section 608.39. The court affirmed that a shareholder owning more than one percent of outstanding shares has a statutory right to inspe
• LOS Angeles Tr. Deed & Mortg. Exch. v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n
  264 F.2d 199· 9th Cir.· 1959-02-17 ·cited 16×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the preliminary injunction and appointment of a receiver were improperly granted due to procedural errors and insufficient evidence of fraud or insolvency, requiring reversal.
• Duval v. Thomas
  107 So. 2d 148· Fla. 2d DCA· 1958-10-24 ·cited 16×
  This case addresses the rights of riparian owners in nonnavigable Florida lakes. The court held that riparian owners have equal rights to make reasonable use of the entire lake, not merely the waters overlying their property, and enjoined defendants from constructing barriers tha
• Steiner v. Emil J. Nelson
  259 F.2d 853· 7th Cir.· 1958-10-16 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the District Director's failure to have the Commissioner accept the waiver forms rendered the assessments invalid, and thus injunctive relief was appropriate.
• Meyers v. Railroad
  259 F.2d 532· 2d Cir.· 1958-10-07 ·cited 16×·via Preliminary Injunction
• Mitchell v. Riegel Textile, Inc.
  259 F.2d 954· D.C. Cir.· 1958-10-02 ·cited 16×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that plaintiffs are liable for the full amount of their wage underpayments, not limited to the bond amounts, as they were unjustly enriched by the erroneous injunction.
• Tuscarora Nation OF Indians v. Power Auth. OF the State OF NEW York
  257 F.2d 885· 2d Cir.· 1958-07-24 ·cited 16×·via Permanent Injunction
• Dulaney v. The City OF Miami Beach
  96 So. 2d 550· Fla. 3d DCA· 1957-08-02 ·cited 16×
  Citizens and taxpayers of Miami Beach sought to enjoin a special election that would submit to voters a proposed ordinance repealing recent zoning amendments. The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's denial of the injunction, holding that courts should not
• Fla. Accountants Ass'n v. Dandelake
  98 So. 2d 323· Fla.· 1957-05-31 ·cited 16×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed an injunction against the Florida Accountants Association, holding that while the state may prohibit non-certified accountants from using protected titles like 'certified public accountant' or 'public accountant,' it cannot prohibit non-certifie
• Lewis v. The State Rd. Dep't OF Fla.
  95 So. 2d 248· Fla.· 1957-04-24 ·cited 16×
  Property owners adjacent to U.S. Highway 98 challenged the State Road Department's authorization of additional railroad tracks and construction of an overpass, claiming it would damage their garage business through obstruction of light, air, and view. The Florida Supreme Court af
• Octavia Lowe v. Jacobs
  243 F.2d 432· 5th Cir.· 1957-04-22 ·cited 16×·via Preliminary Injunction
  A state court loses all jurisdiction over a case once it has been properly removed to federal court, until a remand order is issued.
• The Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Mayoe Porter Buster
  241 F.2d 178· 10th Cir.· 1957-01-02 ·cited 16×
• Murphy v. Wilson
  236 F.2d 737· D.C. Cir.· 1956-07-12 ·cited 16×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the Veterans' Preference Act does not apply to involuntary retirement for disability, and the Civil Service Retirement Act does not provide for a hearing or right to examine evidence in such cases.
• Finton J. Phelan, Jr. v. Taitano
  233 F.2d 117· 9th Cir.· 1956-04-10 ·cited 16×·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that the appellants' complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, affirming the dismissal of their action.
• Eliza Jane Doby and J. Lillian Doby v. Brown
  232 F.2d 504· 4th Cir.· 1956-04-09 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the landowners' suit did not present a federal question, as it involved the interpretation of state statutes regarding school funding and condemnation.
• Joseph T. Miller Constr. Co., Inc. v. Seymour H. Borak
  82 So. 2d 147· Fla.· 1955-07-22 ·cited 16×·via Mandatory Injunction
  Joseph T. Miller Construction Company appealed a trial court's dismissal of its action for damages for breach of a restrictive covenant. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal under Supreme Court Rule 38, finding that the questions raised on appeal were either foreclose
• Benes v. Sumner Canary
  224 F.2d 470· 6th Cir.· 1955-07-20 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the issue of evidence competency based on reliance on the Treasury's voluntary disclosure policy should not be determined in a pre-indictment proceeding, but the ruling on unlawful search and seizure was supported by evidence.
• Adams v. Miami Beach Hotel Ass'n
  77 So. 2d 465· Fla.· 1955-01-21 ·cited 16×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that struck down a state statute requiring hotel operators to include full disclosure of room rates, occupancy levels, and availability dates in their advertisements. The court held that the statute constitutes a valid exe
• Int'l Bhd. OF Teamsters v. Miami Retail Grocers, Inc.
  76 So. 2d 491· Fla.· 1954-12-17 ·cited 16×
  The Florida Supreme Court addresses whether a lower court properly issued an injunction in a labor dispute without requiring the plaintiff to post a bond as required by statute. The Court holds that while the injunction was properly issued, the lower court erred in failing to req
• City of Miami v. Ross et ux.
  76 So. 2d 152· Fla.· 1954-08-31 ·cited 16×
  The Florida Supreme Court addressed whether a court can compel a city to rezone property when neighborhood character has substantially changed, making the current single-family zoning classification unsuitable. The Court held that while the city has a duty to rezone when conditio
• Okefenokee Rural Elec. Membership Corp. v. Fla. Power & Light Co.
  214 F.2d 413· 5th Cir.· 1954-07-09 ·cited 16×
  The court held that a plaintiff must aver a legal injury or a dangerous probability of such injury to state a claim under the Sherman and Clayton Acts, and that denial of a permit by administrative bodies, standing unchallenged, does not constitute such injury.
• Allain v. Tummon
  212 F.2d 32· 7th Cir.· 1954-04-13 ·cited 16×
  An award by the National Railroad Adjustment Board is void and unenforceable if the employees adversely affected by the award were not given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard.
• Pa. R. Co. v. City of Girard
  210 F.2d 437· 6th Cir.· 1954-02-11 ·cited 16×
• Bd. of Sup'rs of La. State Univ. & Agric. & Mech. Coll. v. Tureaud
  207 F.2d 807· 5th Cir.· 1953-10-28 ·cited 16×·via Interlocutory Injunction
  The district judge properly determined that a three-judge court was not required because the case presented a factual issue of discrimination, not a substantial constitutional question regarding a state statute.
• Griffin v. Knoth
  67 So. 2d 431· Fla.· 1953-10-06 ·cited 16×
  This election contest case involves a challenge to a municipal election based on irregularities in absentee ballot procedures. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision to invalidate all absentee ballots and determine the election result based solely on machin
• Field v. Field
  68 So. 2d 376· Fla.· 1953-07-31 ·cited 16×
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a lower court's decree that denied a husband's divorce based on desertion, finding that while the desertion was willful and obstinate, it did not meet the one-year continuous requirement.
• Morse-Starrett Prods. Co. v. Steccone
  205 F.2d 244· 9th Cir.· 1953-06-15 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the district court properly denied the motion to modify the original judgment but erred in discharging the contempt order, reversing that part of the order.
• Nevins Drug Co., Inc. v. Bunch
  63 So. 2d 329· Fla.· 1953-02-24 ·cited 16×
  A drug store tenant sought equitable relief from forfeiture of its lease after a summary eviction judgment was entered for nonpayment of rent. The Florida Supreme Court held that a court of equity has inherent power to relieve a tenant from forfeiture based on facts showing the t
• Gross v. City of Miami
  62 So. 2d 418· Fla.· 1953-01-09 ·cited 16×
  Herman Gross sought to transfer his retail liquor license to a new location within a B-1 zoned area of Miami, relying on a city commission resolution. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment that the city was not estopped from enforcing zoning requirements a
• Sellas v. Kirk
  200 F.2d 217· 9th Cir.· 1952-11-25 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the Secretary of the Interior is an indispensable party and that the agency's action in determining grazing privileges is committed to agency discretion and thus not judicially reviewable.
• United States v. Sanders
  196 F.2d 895· 10th Cir.· 1952-05-07 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the allegations in the application for a show cause order were sufficient to state an offense for criminal contempt, and the trial court erred in dismissing the application.
• Bryan v. City of Miami
  56 So.2d 924· Fla.· 1951-11-16 ·cited 16×
  The Supreme Court of Florida denied a petition for a writ of certiorari and a constitutional writ, upholding a lower court's decision to deny a temporary restraining order. The court found that a taxpayer lacked standing to challenge an election on a housing contract because the
• United States v. Onan
  190 F.2d 1· 8th Cir.· 1951-06-20 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the orders quashing garnishee summons, enjoining appellants, and adjudging them in contempt were appealable and validly entered.
• DELTA Drilling Co. v. Arnett
  186 F.2d 481· 6th Cir.· 1950-12-27 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the initial judgment quieting title was final and dispositive of the main defendants' claims, and that subsequent purchasers were bound by the litigation's outcome due to lis pendens.
• Brannan v. Stark
  185 F.2d 871· D.C. Cir.· 1950-11-09 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the Secretary of Agriculture exceeded his statutory authority by including provisions in the milk marketing order that required payments from the producer pool to milk cooperative associations for services that were not incidental to, inconsistent with, or nec
• MAY v. Maurer
  185 F.2d 475· 10th Cir.· 1950-11-01 ·cited 16×
  A party must exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial relief when the issue involves a substantial question of rent control applicability, and a superior official is an indispensable party if the principal relief sought would bind them.
• Sys. Fed'n NO. 91 v. Reed
  180 F.2d 991· 6th Cir.· 1950-03-13 ·cited 16×
  A railroad and union found in contempt for violating an injunction prohibiting discrimination against non-union employees are bound by the original class action judgment, and a member of the class has the right to intervene to enforce that judgment.
• Woods v. Wayne
  177 F.2d 559· 4th Cir.· 1949-11-03 ·cited 16×
  The Expediter's suit for restitution and injunction under the Emergency Price Control Act and Housing and Rent Act is not barred by the one-year statute of limitations applicable to private suits, nor by laches.
• Lummus v. Cushman
  41 So. 2d 895· Fla.· 1949-07-26 ·cited 16×
  This case concerns whether a private school operated by an individual, used exclusively for educational purposes and to relieve public school overcrowding, is exempt from state and county taxes. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding the property exempt under stat
• Johnson v. Middleton
  175 F.2d 535· 7th Cir.· 1949-06-30 ·cited 16×
  The court held that Bishop Kelly was an indispensable party, and his citizenship with that of some plaintiffs destroyed diversity jurisdiction, requiring dismissal.
• Otis & Co. v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n
  176 F.2d 34· D.C. Cir.· 1949-06-01 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the doctrine of res judicata barred the Securities and Exchange Commission from relitigating an issue previously decided by a federal court, even in an administrative proceeding.
• Trans-Pacific Airlines v. Hawaiian Airlines
  174 F.2d 63· 9th Cir.· 1949-03-18 ·cited 16×
  A district court lacks jurisdiction to enjoin an air carrier operating under a CAB exemption, as primary jurisdiction rests with the CAB to determine the scope and limitations of such exemptions.
• Sales Affiliates, Inc. v. Nat'l Mineral Co.
  172 F.2d 608· 7th Cir.· 1949-02-07 ·cited 16×·via Interlocutory Injunction
  The court held that the Winkel patent and the Evans reissue patent are invalid due to anticipation by prior art and lack of inventive step.
• Superior Packing Co. v. Clark
  164 F.2d 343· Emer. Ct. App.· 1947-11-10 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the carload discount provisions were not arbitrary or capricious and that the regulations were not void ab initio for lack of Secretary of Agriculture approval. However, the court found the basic maximum prices for non-processing slaughterers were inadequate p
• Frink v. Orleans Corp.
  159 Fla. 646· Fla.· 1947-11-07 ·cited 16×
  Miami Beach applied a restrictive 'RD' single-family residential zoning to Lummus Island, an uninhabited spoil island, despite the applicant's approved proposal to construct a limited seaplane base. The court held that this zoning classification was arbitrary, discriminatory, and
• Peoples Bank v. Eccles
  161 F.2d 636· D.C. Cir.· 1947-04-14 ·cited 16×
• Porter v. Maule
  160 F.2d 1· 5th Cir.· 1947-02-24 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the case was not suitable for summary judgment because disputed issues of fact regarding compliance and good faith remained, and single damages could be awarded even if treble damages were barred.
• Friedman v. Schwellenbach
  159 F.2d 22· D.C. Cir.· 1946-12-16 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the Civil Service Commission's determination of reasonable doubt regarding an employee's loyalty is conclusive and not subject to judicial review.
• June v. George C. Peterson Co.
  155 F.2d 963· 7th Cir.· 1946-06-12 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the state court's dismissal of the injunction suit did not preclude the current damages action, as the issues were not the same and summary judgment was improperly granted.
• Markham v. Kasper
  152 F.2d 270· 7th Cir.· 1945-12-07 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the orders appealed from were not final and therefore not appealable.