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463 F.2d 872·
D.C. Cir.·
1972-04-11
·cited 78×
The appeal is dismissed as moot because the underlying dispute has been resolved by subsequent legislation and the injunction has expired by its terms, and there is no reasonable expectation of the same legal controversy recurring.
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97 So. 2d 464·
Fla.·
1957-06-19
·cited 66×
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court judgment denying the Attorney General's request for an injunction against newspaper publication of an advertisement promoting Fuller Warren as a gubernatorial candidate before Warren had announced his candidacy. The court held that
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153 Fla. 553·
Fla.·
1943-10-08
·cited 46×
The Florida Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a mandamus case where the relator sought a certificate of election to a city council seat after the trial court quashed the writ. The appeal was dismissed as moot because the term of office for which the certificate was sought had
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132 So. 2d 186·
Fla.·
1961-07-14
·cited 42×
The Florida Supreme Court upheld Duval County's authority to control budget allocations for justices of the peace and constables through the Budget Commission, while invalidating certain statutory provisions that improperly restricted compensation and deputy appointments to speci
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523 F.2d 16·
6th Cir.·
1975-09-04
·cited 40×
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's limitation of an insurer's liability to policy limits, but reversed the judgment based on the trial court's error in directing a verdict on liability and awarding punitive damages.
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459 F.2d 566·
8th Cir.·
1972-05-03
·cited 38×
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266 F.2d 33·
8th Cir.·
1959-04-10
·cited 24×
The court held that the Securities and Exchange Commission's orders approving Union Electric's proxy material were not arbitrary or irrational, and thus affirmed the Commission's decisions.
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838 So. 2d 508·
Fla.·
2003-01-16
·cited 23×
The Florida Supreme Court resolved a conflict between district courts regarding whether a divorce court may order that alimony payments be nontaxable to the recipient. The Court held that federal tax law permits such orders when incorporated into the divorce decree, and quashed t
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147 So. 2d 154·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1962-12-04
·cited 21×
A city is a necessary or indispensable party in a court proceeding to review its administrative decision regarding a permit, and failure to join the city requires reversal of the judgment.
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202 So. 2d 833·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1967-10-03
·cited 15×
The court held that displaying a lighted cross on a public building during the Christmas season, funded by private donations and intended as a secular holiday decoration, does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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202 F.2d 398·
3d Cir.·
1953-03-12
·cited 15×
A federal court lacks jurisdiction to hear a moot case, even if it involves a question of public interest, as it does not present an actual controversy.
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131 So. 2d 1·
Fla.·
1961-06-07
·cited 10×
The Florida Supreme Court resolved whether employers or carriers may take depositions of injured employees receiving voluntary workers' compensation before a formal claim is filed. The Court held that Section 440.30, Florida Statutes plainly permits such depositions at any time a
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166 F.2d 884·
6th Cir.·
1948-03-15
·cited 10×
An appeal will be dismissed if the underlying issue has become moot due to an intervening event, such as the appellant's death, rendering effectual relief impossible.
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237 So. 2d 820·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1970-07-14
·cited 6×
The court held that the Dade County Charter governs the filling of vacancies for county commissioner seats, not the state resign-to-run law, when there is a conflict or when the charter provides a specific method.
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511 So. 2d 1118·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1987-09-04
·cited 4×
The court reviews an order denying a writ of mandamus regarding whether a clerk may properly enter a default on the twenty-first day after personal service when no timely response is filed, considering mail delivery times.
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395 F.2d 631·
D.C. Cir.·
1968-04-22
·cited 4×
The appeal is dismissed as moot because the underlying issues have been resolved by subsequent events and the appellant's potential prejudice is speculative.
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520 So. 2d 61·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1988-02-02
·cited 2×
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles appealed a temporary injunction preventing it from imposing a one-year driver's license suspension on Stella L. Heredia. The appeal was dismissed as moot because the Department rescinded the suspension after the trial court's or
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751 So. 2d 112·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2000-01-05
·cited 1×
The court held that the Public Health Trust lacked standing to appeal the Agency's preliminary award of a certificate of need because it was not located in the same health service planning district as the applicant, as required by statute.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2020-11-09
The Commissioner correctly determined that the bail issue was moot because the defendant was released from detention after posting bail. The court affirmed the Commissioner's order, finding that the public interest exception to mootness did not apply because the issue would not e
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2007-07-10
The Superior Court reversed and remanded the Justice of the Peace Court's decision awarding possession of the unit to the Respondent. The Court held that the Justice of the Peace Court erred in applying a strict liability standard for criminal activity unrelated to drugs, as the
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398 So. 2d 511·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1981-05-27
Juvenile judges cannot order a child placed in community control to be detained in a governmental facility as a condition of that program.
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481 F.2d 1110·
D.C. Cir.·
1973-06-29
The appeal from the dismissal of the habeas corpus petition is dismissed as moot because the appellant's subsequent guilty plea rendered him ineligible for the NARA commitment that was the subject of the petition.