# Garson v. Board of County Commissioners

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · July 24, 2001 · 791 So. 2d 1164

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7742806

## Case

- **Full name:** Michael Don GARSON and Allen Y. Delaney v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ALACHUA COUNTY, Florida Alachua General Hospital, Inc. SantaFe Healthcare, Inc. and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Appellees Dwight Adams Allen Y Delaney Michael Don Garson Gary R. Junior Roy Huntsman W.E. "Mac" McEachern and Jane Walker v. Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County, Florida Alachua General Hospital, Inc. SantaFe Healthcare, Inc. and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** July 24, 2001
- **Citations:** 791 So. 2d 1164; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 10267; 2001 WL 826755
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Booth, Kahn, Padovano
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM.
Before us are two consolidated cases concerning the sale of Alachua General Hospital.
We affirm all issues raised in both appeals. In Case 1D00-2829, Appellants have failed to demonstrate any special injury, and therefore only have standing to raise the issue of whether the sale of Alachua General Hospital violated Article VII, section 10 of the Florida Constitution. We hold that the sale was constitutional *1165 because the only bonds issued in connection with this transaction were revenue bonds, which do not pledge the full faith and credit of the State of Florida or Alachua County. See Linscott v. Orange Co. Indus. Dev. Auth., 443 So.2d 97 (Fla.1983). Because the 1983 conveyance of Alachua General Hospital involved no obligation of public funds and no use of public credit, no violation of Article VII, section 10, of the Florida Constitution occurred.
As to all other issues raised in Cases 1D00-2815 and 1D00-2829, we affirm.
AFFIRMED.
BOOTH, KAHN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.

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