# Freni v. Collier County

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · February 6, 1991 · 573 So. 2d 1054

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7588711

## Case

- **Full name:** Joseph FRENI, Jr., the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the Naples Golf and Beach Club, Inc., Van-Dev, Inc., d/b/a Vanderbilt Inn on the Gulf, Marriott's Marco Island Resort, Inc., La Playa Associates, Inc., Marco Bay Resort Inc., DT Hotel Development Corporation, d/b/a Edgewater Beach Hotel, Olde Naples Land Partners, Ltd., d/b/a Howard Johnson's Lodge, and Bomark, Inc., d/b/a Trails End Motel v. COLLIER COUNTY, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, and Mary Morgan, as supervisor of Elections of Collier County, Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** February 6, 1991
- **Citations:** 573 So. 2d 1054; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 886; 1991 WL 13575
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Scheb
- **Judges:** Hall, Scheb, Schoonover
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- affirming an order denying as moot a temporary injunction to enjoin a referendum regarding a proposed tax where, after denial of the motion, the referendum was held and the appellants' position prevailed

## Opinion text

SCHEB, Judge.
The appellants sought to enjoin a referendum scheduled to be held on the issue of whether the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County should levy a tourist development tax pursuant to county ordi *1055 nance no. 90-43. They also sought a declaratory judgment regarding the validity of the ordinance. On July 30, 1990, the trial court denied the appellants’ motion for a temporary injunction on the ground that they had not demonstrated “a clear and legal right, a likelihood of irreparable harm, a substantial likelihood of success on the merits, and considerations of the public interest.” This appeal ensued pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)(B).
The referendum was held as scheduled on September 4, 1990, and resulted in a favorable vote. Therefore, the issue of whether the court erred in denying the motion for temporary injunction is moot.
The appellants raise other points concerning the legality of ordinance no. 90-43. These points have not, however, been ruled upon by the trial court, and hence, are not properly before us on this appeal from the court’s nonfinal order denying the temporary injunction.
Accordingly, we affirm the order denying the temporary injunction as being moot. We remand for such further proceedings as may be appropriate in this action wherein the appellants sought a declaratory judgment and other relief.
SCHOONOVER, C.J., and HALL, J., concur.

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