Injunctive Relief

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• Petition For Naturalization of Marko Terzich
  256 F.2d 197· 3d Cir.· 1958-06-02
  A district court cannot review a final order of deportation in a hearing on a petition for naturalization; the court must deny the petition if a final deportation order is outstanding.
• Lucking v. Ojai Mut. Water Co.
  256 F.2d 403· 9th Cir.· 1958-03-26
  The court held that the trial court properly affirmed the judgment on the issues tried regarding the validity of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, but the dismissal of the remaining claims should be modified to be without prejudice.
• United States v. Adolphus Hohensee
  251 F.2d 147· 3d Cir.· 1957-12-26
  The court held that the trial judge's refusal to disqualify himself was proper, and the denial of the motions for a new trial and vacation of sentences was also correct.
• Renpak, Inc. v. Oppenheimer
  10 Fla. Supp. 130· Palm Beach Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1957-02-27
  RENPAK, Inc. sued former officer Oppenheimer and others for planning and executing a competing business while Oppenheimer held a fiduciary position with RENPAK. The court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a cause of action for injunctive relief, finding that the defend
• Salyer v. McLAUGHLIN
  240 F.2d 891· D.C. Cir.· 1957-02-07
  The court held that the Zoning Commission had statutory authority to enact interim zoning regulations establishing minimum lot sizes and frontages, and that its actions were not unreasonable or arbitrary.
• State Dep't Fed. Credit Union v. Folsom
  238 F.2d 258· D.C. Cir.· 1956-10-25
  The court held that while it had jurisdiction, the appellees' finding that appellants lacked authority to cash checks for a fee was reasonable and should be upheld.
• Lester v. Parker
  237 F.2d 698· 9th Cir.· 1956-10-01
  The court affirmed that the trial court was not required to recognize the validity of prior void determinations for screening seamen. The trial court's duty to enter an injunction was clear.
• Anderson-Prichard OIL Corp. v. Seaton
  237 F.2d 206· D.C. Cir.· 1956-09-04
• Matters of Third Ave. Transit Corp.
  233 F.2d 310· 2d Cir.· 1956-05-09
  A common carrier may grant exclusive privileges for profit on its vehicles, and this right is not restricted by statutes prohibiting discrimination in public transportation obligations or by city administrative codes regarding solicitation licenses.
• Great N. Ry. Co. v. Lumber & Sawmill Workers
  232 F.2d 628· 9th Cir.· 1956-04-18
  The court held that the appellant's complaint did not present a sufficient cause for equitable relief, thus affirming the dismissal.
• Folsom v. Weber
  228 F.2d 457· D.C. Cir.· 1955-12-08
  The court held that the appellee's separation from the Public Health Service was improper because the required review of his record was not conducted within a reasonable time after the statutory three-year period.
• Giehler v. Ward
  77 So. 2d 452· Fla.· 1955-01-21
  This case involves a dispute over a covenant not to compete. The buyers of a business sued the sellers for violating a three-year non-compete clause related to operating a bathing beach. The court ultimately affirmed the lower court's decision, finding that extending the non-comp
• Midcentury Corp. v. City of Miami Beach
  6 Fla. Supp. 184· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1954-06-01
  Midcentury Corp. challenged City of Miami Beach Ordinance #289, which prohibited their proposed use of real property for a mixed-use building with a multi-level garage and ground-floor stores. The court held the ordinance unconstitutional as applied and enjoined the city from enf
• Sterling Drug, Inc. v. Eckerd's of Tampa, Inc.
  71 So. 2d 156· Fla.· 1954-03-16
  Sterling Drug sought to enforce minimum fair trade prices under Florida's Fair Trade Act against Eckerd's, a non-signatory retailer that advertised branded products below the mandated prices. The Florida Supreme Court denied Sterling's petition for certiorari, deferring to a prio
• United States v. Lyons
  210 F.2d 350· 7th Cir.· 1954-02-05
  The court held that the trial court's finding that tenants failed to institute actions within 30 days was not clearly erroneous, and any lack of proof regarding one tenant was not prejudicial.
• Supreme Grand Lodge v. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge
  209 F.2d 156· 5th Cir.· 1954-01-06
  The court held that the statutory remedy for infringement is cumulative and does not preclude common-law remedies, and that the evidence supported the trial court's findings of unfair competition and deceptive intent.
• United States v. Kane
  205 F.2d 274· 3d Cir.· 1953-06-19
  The court held that a $400 payment ordered to the U.S. Treasury, which was in the nature of a penalty, could not be imposed when the suit was brought after the one-year statute of limitations for penalties had expired.
• Cooperman v. Guar. Abstract Co.
  3 Fla. Supp. 195· Pinellas Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1953-05-15
  This 1953 Florida case addresses the scope of unauthorized practice of law by real estate brokers and abstract companies. The court held that brokers may prepare standard real estate instruments as part of their brokerage business, while abstract companies acting as title insuran
• United States v. Neuhoff Bros.
  203 F.2d 236· 5th Cir.· 1953-04-13
  The court held that the trial judge was not compelled to accept plaintiff's expert calculations as conclusive proof and was entitled to weigh conflicting evidence.
• Fairlawn Motor Sales v. Dade Cnty. Sheriff
  3 Fla. Supp. 77· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1953-02-06
  The Dade County Circuit Court enforced a Florida Supreme Court mandate to enjoin enforcement of sections 855.01 and 855.02 F.S.A. (blue laws) against the plaintiffs. The court found that applying these statutes to prohibit used automobile sales on Sundays while permitting liquor
• Simmons v. Fla. Racing Comm'n
  3 Fla. Supp. 31· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1952-11-19
  Horse trainers challenged a Florida Racing Commission rule requiring fingerprinting and photographing of racing employees, including horse trainers employed by horse owners rather than track operators. The court dismissed the injunction application but imposed a condition that th
• Solomon v. S. Bell Tel. Co.
  1 Fla. Supp. 216· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1952-01-07
  Solomon sought a court order enjoining Southern Bell from discontinuing his telephone service, which had been ordered disconnected by the Florida Attorney General under a law enforcement directive. The court held that the Railroad & Public Utilities Commission has exclusive statu
• Interstate Commerce Comm'n v. Blue Diamond Prods. Co.
  192 F.2d 43· 8th Cir.· 1951-11-05
  The court held that the district court lacked jurisdiction to enjoin the shipper and that the lessors of the trucks were indispensable parties.
• Ormerod v. Typographical Union
  1 Fla. Supp. 79· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1951-07-30
  Non-union Herald employees sought injunctive relief against typographical unions, alleging a coordinated campaign of violence, intimidation, and coercion spanning over two years following a 1948 strike. The court found the unions responsible for numerous violent incidents and pro
• Pearson v. Laughlin
  190 F.2d 658· D.C. Cir.· 1951-06-14
  The court held that the trial court erred in granting an injunction because the attorney failed to demonstrate wrongful action by the tax collector or irreparable injury, and the assignments were for security, not absolute sale.
• United States v. Lework
  190 F.2d 165· 10th Cir.· 1951-06-07
  The court held that restitution should not have been denied solely because overcharges occurred more than one year prior to the action's commencement.
• Woods v. Davis
  185 F.2d 567· 9th Cir.· 1950-11-28
  The court held that a defendant's inability to pay does not preclude an order for restitution of illegal rent overcharges, and such orders are not barred by the prohibition against imprisonment for debt.
• Brown v. Ramsey
  185 F.2d 225· 8th Cir.· 1950-11-17
  The court held that the appellants lacked standing to sue for alleged educational discrimination because they had not personally suffered a denial of equal protection. The court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint.
• Gluck v. Commercial Merchs. Nat. Bank & Tr. Co.
  181 F.2d 773· 7th Cir.· 1950-05-09
  The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, agreeing with its interpretation of the lease.
• Tri-State Plastic Molding Co. v. Ruzak Indus., Inc.
  181 F.2d 809· 6th Cir.· 1950-04-11
  The court held that an injunction should not have been issued because the idea of a plastic box for cakes was not a protected trade secret, and there was no evidence of Tri-State passing off its boxes as Ruzak's or Zaikaner's.
• Woods v. RAY
  173 F.2d 781· 7th Cir.· 1949-03-17
  The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the issues raised by the appellant were not decided by the lower court in the judgment appealed from.
• Woods v. Horton
  171 F.2d 545· 5th Cir.· 1948-12-14
  The court held that the plaintiff was entitled to an injunction restraining the defendant from evicting his tenant except as provided by the Housing and Rent Act.
• ST. Louis Amusement Co. v. Paramount Film Distrib. Corp.
  168 F.2d 988· 8th Cir.· 1948-07-06
  The court held that the distributors' agreement to an arbitration system established by a consent decree, and their adherence to its awards, did not constitute an unlawful combination or conspiracy under the Sherman Act.
• Morrison Cafeteria Co. v. Shamhart
  160 Fla. 540· Fla.· 1948-06-08
  The court held that a portion of the injunction requiring the cafeteria to provide space for waiting patrons was too broad and could be modified.
• Porter v. Badger
  156 F.2d 151· 9th Cir.· 1946-06-07
  The court held that the trial court's findings of fact, including the defendant's agency status and pricing, were not clearly erroneous, and thus affirmed the judgment except for the award of costs.
• Rubenstein v. United States
  153 F.2d 127· D.C. Cir.· 1946-01-14
  The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applies to local businesses within the District of Columbia, and its provisions supplement, rather than supersede, local laws.
• Town OF Lake Hamilton v. Hughes
  154 Fla. 468· Fla.· 1944-05-16
• Fisher v. Rando
  154 Fla. 408· Fla.· 1944-05-05
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a circuit court's dismissal of an amended bill seeking an injunction. The court found that the appellants were entitled to injunctive relief to protect their possession of the property until their right to possession could be determined by the c
• Derrick v. City Council of Augusta
  138 F.2d 507· 5th Cir.· 1943-10-20
  The court held that the city ordinance regulating taxicab operations was a reasonable exercise of regulatory power and was not discriminatorily enforced.
• Yellow Cab Transit Co. v. Overcash
  133 F.2d 228· 8th Cir.· 1942-12-23
  The court held that the district court did not err in dismissing the complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief.
• Master v. Second Parish of Portland
  124 F.2d 622· 1st Cir.· 1941-12-24
  The court held that the 1923 merger agreement did not convey the beneficial interest in the Congress Street property to the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
• Wentworth v. Batchelor
  135 Fla. 201· Fla.· 1938-11-28
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed an injunction that had restrained the Tax Collector of Escambia County from enforcing a 1937 licensing law against dance hall operators. The Court found that the lower court had enjoined enforcement of a provision that did not actually apply to
• N. Am. Co. v. Landis
  85 F.2d 398· D.C. Cir.· 1936-06-22
  The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting a stay of proceedings. The decision was administrative in nature, based on proper and adequate representations that the issues in the local suits were substantially identical to those in a comprehensive test case filed in N
• Baker v. Frick
  114 Fla. 765· Fla.· 1934-05-14
  This case concerns whether a court of equity can enjoin a sheriff from executing a writ of possession on the wrong property. The court held that a court of law has the power to correct such errors, making resort to equity unnecessary unless independent equities exist.
• Barry v. Willard
  114 Fla. 800· Fla.· 1934-05-03
  The Florida Supreme Court considered an application for an injunction pending appeal. The court granted the injunction on the condition that the appellant pay all costs and a significant portion of the judgment amount by specific deadlines.
• Alto Adams v. Lott
  112 Fla. 489· Fla.· 1933-10-28
  A Florida county taxpayer challenged the county commissioners' use of budget appropriations to fund travel expenses for commissioners to attend a State Road Department meeting in Tallahassee regarding county infrastructure projects. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the expenditur
• Alkazin v. Wells
  S.D. Fla.· 1931-01-01
  An interstate bus operator sought an interlocutory injunction against enforcement of a 1929 Florida statute regulating motor vehicle transportation, claiming it violated the Commerce Clause, the Fourteenth Amendment, and federal highway acts. The court denied the injunction, hold
• Consol. Amusements, Inc. v. Gober
  S.D. Fla.· 1927-10-27
  A motion picture theater sought to enjoin federal officers from seizing a film of the Tunney-Dempsey fight that it lawfully possessed and exhibited in Florida. The court held that because the film was not transported through interstate commerce or the mails, no violation of the f
• Chase v. Cnty. of Orange
  81 Fla. 237· Fla.· 1921-02-28
  Landowners within a special navigable canal district sought to enjoin county commissioners from issuing bonds and contracting for canal construction, claiming the plans and specifications deviated materially from the petition authorizing the district. The Florida Supreme Court af
• Corr. on page 7.
  Del. Ch.·
  The court granted Immtech's motion for summary judgment, finding that Pharm-Eco breached the Letter Agreement by failing to grant or assign the exclusive license and by pledging its Immtech shares in violation of agreed-upon restrictions. The court held that the Letter Agreement'