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

• Town of Davenport v. Hughes
  147 Fla. 228· Fla.· 1941-05-13 ·cited 12×
  In this second appeal, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a lower court's injunction preventing a town from levying taxes on agricultural lands that were unconstitutionally included within its boundaries by special legislation. The court affirmed that lands incapable of receiving m
• Hinton v. Columbia River Packers Ass'n, Inc.
  117 F.2d 310· 9th Cir.· 1941-03-29 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the injunction was issued without jurisdiction because the case involved a labor dispute under the Norris-La Guardia Act, and the trial court failed to make the required findings of fact.
• Lorenz v. City of Hollywood
  144 Fla. 324· Fla.· 1940-10-01 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that when parties initiate an equity action involving a public right of way dispute, the court of equity may retain jurisdiction and adjudicate all related rights, including legal claims ordinarily cognizable only at law, rather than remitting part
• Blume v. Giles
  143 Fla. 615· Fla.· 1940-07-02 ·cited 12×
  This case concerns whether a mortgage foreclosure suit can include a claim to invalidate a tax deed. The court held that a tax deed holder, claiming paramount title, cannot be joined in a foreclosure suit unless fraud or estoppel is alleged. The court also affirmed the dissolutio
• Bd. of Pub. Instruction of Broward Cnty. v. Boehm
  138 Fla. 548· Fla.· 1939-06-09 ·cited 12×·via Mandatory Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an order denying the Board of Public Instruction's motion to strike the defendants' answer in an action seeking mandatory injunction to remove alleged encroachments on school property. The court held that the defendants' answer raised justiciabl
• Fahs v. Kilgore
  136 Fla. 701· Fla.· 1939-02-07 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed an injunction that prevented the City of Leesburg from paying interest on refunding bonds. The court held that refunding bonds validly issued under statutory authority remain valid despite potential inaccuracies in identifying taxable areas, and
• Reaves v. Sadler
  136 Fla. 553· Fla.· 1939-01-27 ·cited 12×
  This case concerns the transportation of students between school districts and the legal requirements for such transfers. The court affirmed a lower court's decision that denied an immediate injunction, finding the lower court did not abuse its discretion in considering the poten
• Freeman v. Tittsworth
  126 Fla. 483· Fla.· 1937-12-11 ·cited 12×
  Frank Freeman challenged a Tampa city ordinance requiring itinerant auctioneers to pay a $50 daily license fee while established auctioneers paid $250 annually. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's dismissal, holding that the differential classification was reason
• May Land Co. v. City of Fort Lauderdale
  125 Fla. 146· Fla.· 1936-08-03 ·cited 12×
  May Land Company challenged Fort Lauderdale's issuance of $23,000 in Waterworks Revenue Certificates for waterworks improvements, arguing they violated the Florida Constitution's requirement for voter approval. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, holdi
• Patton v. The City of Panama City
  125 Fla. 140· Fla.· 1936-08-03 ·cited 12×
  Patton sought to enjoin Panama City from issuing waterworks revenue certificates, arguing the city lacked authority to issue them. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's dismissal, holding that revenue certificates payable solely from waterworks revenues do not cons
• Teachy v. City of Wauchula
  125 Fla. 150· Fla.· 1936-08-03 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a complaint seeking to enjoin the issuance of waterworks revenue certificates. The court held that freeholder approval was not required for certificates paid solely from system revenues.
• Pohl Beauty Sch., Inc. v. City of Miami
  118 Fla. 664· Fla.· 1935-03-07 ·cited 12×
  Pohl Beauty School challenged a Miami ordinance regulating beauty culture schools, alleging that city officials were unlawfully refusing to renew the school's certificate of registration based on competitive self-interest rather than legitimate regulatory grounds. The Florida Sup
• Aull v. Lidepa Corp. & E. B. Leatherman
  118 Fla. 408· Fla.· 1935-02-11 ·cited 12×
  Jerome Aull sought to enjoin the issuance of a tax deed on his Coral Gables property, alleging the tax assessment was unconstitutional and discriminatory because vacant lots were assessed at grossly excessive rates while improved properties were substantially undervalued. The Flo
• Manatee Cnty. Growers Assn. v. Fla. Power & Light Co.
  113 Fla. 449· Fla.· 1934-01-08 ·cited 12×
  Florida Power & Light Company sought to enforce a long-term power supply contract against Manatee County Growers Association, which attempted to discontinue service and generate its own electricity. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an injunction preventing the breach, holding t
• Ramsey v. Blanton Martin
  111 Fla. 798· Fla.· 1933-09-16 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's decision striking down Chapter 10316 of the Special Acts of 1925 as unconstitutional. The court held that Section 14 of the Act, which imposed conditions on cattle impoundment from adjoining counties, violated the Fourteenth Amen
• Fleming v. Otis Elevator Co.
  107 Fla. 557· Fla.· 1933-01-02 ·cited 12×
  In a creditor's suit under Florida law, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a decree setting aside a conveyance of real property as fraudulent where a debtor conveyed all of his attachable property to a corporation he owned and controlled, with intent to hinder collection of his deb
• Thomas v. Ferdinand Mills
  107 Fla. 385· Fla.· 1932-12-12 ·cited 12×·via Action For Injunction
  Marion County, Florida enacted a special law prohibiting livestock from roaming at large, but the Supreme Court held that this prohibition could not take effect until the county complied with statutory requirements to fence its boundaries. The court reversed the sheriff's enforce
• City of Jacksonville v. Shaffer
  107 Fla. 363· Fla.· 1932-12-06 ·cited 12×
  The City of Jacksonville appealed the denial of its motion to dismiss an injunction action brought by the Shaffers to prevent the city from laying water mains in streets and alleys of North Brookside Subdivision without just compensation. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the de
• Atl. Coast Line R.R. Co. v. State
  106 Fla. 278· Fla.· 1932-07-26 ·cited 12×·via Temporary Injunction
  The Florida Supreme Court held that while the State Railroad Commission may regulate intrastate passenger service on interstate trains and require notice of discontinuance, it cannot enjoin the discontinuance of an interstate train itself. The Court reversed the injunction restra
• S. Lead Corp. v. Glass
  103 Fla. 657· Fla.· 1931-11-23 ·cited 12×
  Southern Lead Corporation sought to enforce an assignment of a patent application from inventor Frederick Glass, but the Florida Supreme Court held that the assignment was void because it purported to cover a patent application that did not exist at the time the assignment was ex
• Swoope v. The City of New Smyrna
  98 Fla. 1082· Fla.· 1929-12-18 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed an injunction granted to prevent M.L. Fuller from acting as city auditor and clerk of New Smyrna, holding that mandamus or quo warranto—not injunction—is the proper remedy when the sole issue is the right to a municipal office.
• Morgan v. The City of Lakeland
  90 Fla. 525· Fla.· 1925-11-06 ·cited 12×
  A Florida taxpayer challenged a city ordinance impounding cattle running at large and imposing fees for their recovery, claiming the fees were excessive and confiscatory. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of the bill of complaint, holding that the ordinance's impou
• Smith v. Powell
  80 Fla. 166· Fla.· 1920-07-02 ·cited 12×
  Smith sought equity relief (injunction and specific performance) after Powell failed to convey land due to lack of title, but the Florida Supreme Court affirmed dismissal on the ground that Smith had an adequate legal remedy and therefore lacked standing for equitable relief.
• The Boca Grande Inv. Co. v. Blanding
  77 Fla. 536· Fla.· 1919-05-05 ·cited 12×
  This case involves a dispute over land ownership and timber rights. The appellate court reversed a lower court's decision to strike a portion of the appellant's answer, finding that the stricken material was relevant defensive matter.
• Louisa Porter v. Taylor
  64 Fla. 100· Fla.· 1912-06-01 ·cited 12×
  Louisa Porter, a married woman, entrusted her separate real property and business to W. J. H. Taylor under an alleged partnership agreement. When Taylor refused to provide accounting and allegedly misappropriated funds, Porter sought dissolution, accounting, and injunctive relief
• Fletcher v. Moriarty
  62 Fla. 482· Fla.· 1911-06-01 ·cited 12×
  This case involves a dispute over a turpentine lease. The appellant sought to enjoin the appellee from timber operations and cancel the lease, arguing it had expired and caused irreparable harm. The court affirmed the dismissal of the bill, finding the lease terms allowed for del
• Hobbs v. Chamberlain
  55 Fla. 661· Fla.· 1908-01-01 ·cited 12×
  This case concerns whether a statutory right to file an equitable plea in a law court is sufficient grounds to dissolve an injunction. The court held that it is not, as the statutory plea is permissive and may not provide a full equitable remedy, especially in limited jurisdictio
• Hughey v. Winborne
  44 Fla. 601· Fla.· 1902-06-01 ·cited 12×
  In this equity suit to remove a cloud on title from a tax deed, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment that the tax deed was void due to irregularities in the assessment process. The court held that a tax deed is not prima facie evidence of a valid sale, an
• Byrne v. Brown
  40 Fla. 109· Fla.· 1898-01-01 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed an equity court's injunction against an ejectment action, holding that equity cannot enjoin legal proceedings where a law court is competent to adjudicate the merits, particularly where conflicting titles to land can be determined through proper
• Reddick v. Meffert
  32 Fla. 409· Fla.· 1893-06-01 ·cited 12×
  The court considered whether a landowner could seek an injunction against timber cutting on their property, even without actual physical possession. The court found that a state statute allowed for such injunctions to protect timbered lands from trespassers, regardless of the own
• McKinney v. The Cnty. Comm'rs of Bradford Cnty.
  26 Fla. 267· Fla.· 1890-06-01 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of an injunction sought by Lake Butler residents and taxpayers to prevent Bradford County Commissioners from holding a second election to relocate the county seat. The court found the bill of complaint insufficient because it failed t
• Randall v. Jacksonville St. R.R. Co.
  19 Fla. 409· Fla.· 1882-06-01 ·cited 12×
  Edwin Randall and others appealed the dissolution of a temporary injunction against Jacksonville Street Railroad Company. The dispute involved whether the railroad could lay street railway tracks on Hogan Street, which abutted the plaintiffs' residence. The court ultimately affir
• Jennett J. McCullom v. Morrison
  14 Fla. 414· Fla.· 1874-01-01 ·cited 12×·via Action For Injunction
  This case involves a dispute over the proper location for a Confederate monument erected by a memorial association. The court found that the association had stated a sufficient cause of action for equitable relief, reversing the lower court's decision to sustain a demurrer.
• Josiah T. Budd v. Wm. Ryal Long
  13 Fla. 288· Fla.· 1869-01-01 ·cited 12×
  Long, a free person of color, purchased land in 1863 through Bradley as a straw purchaser due to legal disabilities. When the original vendor Clem was sued by Kemp's estate, an attachment and subsequent judgment lien were placed on the property. The Florida Supreme Court held tha
• Barber v. Governor of the State of Ala.
  73 F.4th 1306· 11th Cir.· 2023-07-19 ·cited 11×·via Preliminary Injunction
  James Edward Barber, an Alabama death row inmate scheduled for execution by lethal injection, challenged the constitutionality of Alabama's execution method under the Eighth Amendment based on a pattern of three failed or botched lethal injection attempts involving prolonged and
• Stover v. Stover
  287 So. 3d 1277· Fla. 2d DCA· 2020-01-03 ·cited 11×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant an injunction for protection against domestic violence but dismissed the appeal regarding exclusive timesharing. The court found the timesharing issue moot because the injunction had expired, rendering any ruling in
• Island Resorts Invs., Inc. v. Jones
  189 So. 3d 917· Fla. 1st DCA· 2016-03-21 ·cited 11×
  Island Resorts Investments, Inc. challenged the determination that its leasehold interest in unimproved land on Pensacola Beach is subject to ad valorem real property taxes rather than intangible personal property taxes. The First District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that t
• Sini v. Citibank, N.A.
  849 F. Supp. 2d 1345· S.D. Fla.· 2014-02-19 ·cited 11×·via Temporary Injunction
  The court held that exceptional circumstances warranted abstention under the Colorado River doctrine due to the parallel state court action, and therefore stayed the federal proceedings.
• McCARTY v. Myers
  125 So. 3d 333· Fla. 1st DCA· 2013-10-23 ·cited 11×·via Temporary Injunction
  The court held that the Provider Plaintiffs lacked standing to bring an access-to-courts challenge because they did not allege a violation of their own constitutional rights, and their economic harm was insufficient to confer standing.
• Roger E. Freilich, D.M.D., P.A. v. Shochet
  96 So. 3d 1135· Fla. 4th DCA· 2012-09-12 ·cited 11×
  Dr. Freilich sought to disqualify his former attorney Shochet from representing the buyer in an arbitration proceeding, arguing a conflict of interest. The trial court compelled arbitration of the disqualification dispute based on the parties' arbitration agreement, and the appel
• Whitby v. Infinity Radio, Inc.
  961 So. 2d 349· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-06-06 ·cited 11×·via Temporary Injunction
  Elena Whitby appeals a trial court order enforcing a civil contempt sanction for violating an injunction based on a non-compete agreement in her former employment with radio station WEAT. The appellate court affirmed the $100,000 contempt fine, finding the trial court retained ju
• Elias v. Lisa Steele, M.D.
  940 So. 2d 495· Fla. 3d DCA· 2006-10-18 ·cited 11×·via Petition For Injunction
  The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to vacate the permanent injunction because the appellant failed to establish a substantial change in circumstances.
• Sorrentino v. River RUN Condo. Ass'n
  925 So. 2d 1060· Fla. 5th DCA· 2006-03-03 ·cited 11×
  The Sorrentinos appealed a trial court decision that enjoined a condominium association from requiring removal of installed solar tubular skylights but denied the Sorrentinos attorney's fees as the prevailing party. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the So
• Ksaibati v. Ahmad Ghassan Ksaibati
  824 So. 2d 219· Fla. 2d DCA· 2002-07-19 ·cited 11×
  In a post-divorce dispute, the trial court ordered the former wife's share of marital home sale proceeds escrowed and imposed additional visitation requirements without proper modification pleadings. The appellate court affirmed the denial of the former wife's entry/inspection mo
• Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. OF Am. v. Gallagher
  267 F.3d 1228· 11th Cir.· 2001-10-02 ·cited 11×
  The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that Florida's Holocaust Victims Insurance Act, as applied to the plaintiffs, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court found that the Act's reporting provisions, wh
• The Bd. OF Cnty. Comm'rs OF Palm Beach Cnty. v. D.B.
  784 So. 2d 585· Fla. 4th DCA· 2001-05-16 ·cited 11×
  The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's finding that Palm Beach County's Adult Entertainment Code ordinance violated the Florida constitutional right to privacy. The court held that adult entertainment performers have no reasonable expectation of privacy in i
• Semple v. Nanci Semple
  763 So. 2d 484· Fla. 4th DCA· 2000-07-05 ·cited 11×·via Domestic Violence Injunction
  Raymond Semple appeals a domestic violence injunction and temporary custody award, claiming he was denied due process because the trial court failed to conduct a full evidentiary hearing before issuing the permanent injunction and awarding custody to his ex-wife. The court revers
• State v. Presidential Women's Ctr.
  707 So. 2d 1145· Fla. 4th DCA· 1998-02-18 ·cited 11×
  Florida abortion clinics challenged the constitutionality of the 1997 Women's Right to Know Act under both federal and state constitutions. The trial court temporarily enjoined enforcement of the law, and the appellate court affirmed, finding the clinics had established a substan
• Cosmic Corp. v. Miami-Dade Cnty.
  706 So. 2d 347· Fla. 3d DCA· 1998-01-21 ·cited 11×·via Temporary Injunction
  Cosmic Corp. and Ian Davis appealed a temporary injunction issued by the trial court that would have forced their business (Coco's Lounge) to cease operations. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the municipalities failed to meet the required burden for obta
• Lamothe v. Sellars
  695 So. 2d 1259· Fla. 4th DCA· 1997-05-21 ·cited 11×
  Florida appellate court dismissed appeals from trial court orders requiring plaintiff to avoid contact with opposing counsel and their offices, holding such protective orders are case management orders not appealable as injunctions.