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Florida Attorney General Reports · Dec 9, 1982
Political at 223, citing Commander v. Board of Com'rs. of Buras Levee Dist., 11 So.2d 605 (La. 1942). … Board of Com'rs., 82 So. 346 (Fla. 1919), and has characterized such district as a statutory subdivision of the state for special governmental purposes. Martin v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Oct 30, 1978
See Forbes Pioneer Boat Line v. Board of Commissioners of Everglades Drainage Dist., 82 So. 346 , 350 (Fla. 1919); O'Malley v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, 257 So.2d 9 , 11 (Fla. 1971); 81A C.J.S. … Fouchaux v. Board of Commissioners of Port of New Orleans, 186 So. 103 (Ct.App. La.), aff'd , 190 So. 373 (La. 1939), cert. denied , 308 U.S. 554 (1939). However, in light of recent amendments to s. 768.28 (5), F.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Dec 9, 1974
Further, in the recent case of State v. Brown, !mLN!x So.2d !mLN!x (4 D.C.A.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Oct 14, 1994
Holloway v. Sheats, 83 So. 508 , 509 (Fla. 1919). And see, State ex rel. Clyatt v. Hocker, 22 So. 721 (Fla. 1897). 4 See, Art. … Fla. 91-13 (1991) (attorney for code enforcement board not an officer for purposes of dual office-holding prohibition) and 73-332 (attorney for county commission not an officer).
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Sep 8, 1993
Part I, Ch. 489 , F.S., represents the legislative scheme for protecting the public health, safety, and welfare by regulating the construction industry through the Construction Industry Licensing Board (board) of the Department … Section 3, Ch. 93-154, Laws of Florida, designates the provision as s. 489.117 (6). 9 See generally, Forsythe v. Longboat Key Beach Erosion Control District, 604 So.2d 452 (Fla. 1992); Kepner v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jun 12, 1984
Statutes s 150; Van Loon v. Van Loon, 182 So. 205 (Fla. 1938); Chiapetta v. Jordan, 16 So.2d 641 (Fla. 1944). … Bayless v. Lee, 23 So.2d 575 (Fla. 1945); Trustees of Tufts College v. Triple R. Ranch, Inc., 275 So.2d 521 (Fla. 1973); Keystone Water Company, Inc. v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Nov 26, 1997
That portion of the road located within Pasco County would be subject to the control of the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners. … Stat., stating that counties have original jurisdiction over streets located within their boundaries except state roads and municipal streets. 4 Cf., Prosser v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Apr 14, 1975
Compare DeVito v. Civil Service Comm. of City of Philadelphia, 172 A.2d 161 ( Pa. 1961); Molino v. Board of Public Safety of City of Torrington, 225 A.2d 805 (Conn. 1966); Engel v. … State Board of Architecture v. Seymour, 62 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1952); Lurie v. Florida State Board of Dentistry, 288 So.2d 223 (Fla. 1973), reversing in part Headly v. Baron, 228 So.2d 281 (Fla. 1969); State ex rel. Vining v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jun 29, 1976
In Dickinson v. … See Dickinson v. Board of Public Instruction of Dade County, supra.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jun 16, 1976
Pederson v. Green, 105 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1958). Furthermore, words of common usage, when used in a statute, should be construed in a plain and ordinary signification and not in a technical sense. … Argosy Limited v. Hennigan, 404 F.2d 14 . Also see Black's Law Dictionary, supra, at p. 905.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Sep 22, 1976
Municipal Corporations ss. 324, 375; Starling v. Dublin, 86 S.E. 742 (Ga.App. 1915); and Birmingham v. Brown, 70 So. 718 (Ala. 1915). … Municipal Corporations s. 324; Battle v. Marietta, 44 S.E. 994 (Ga. Sup. 1903); cf. State v. McCloud, 67 So.2d 242 (Fla. 1953), and State v. Hickman, 189 So.2d 254 (2 D.C.A.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Oct 16, 1981
Shaw County Attorney Clay County Board of County Commissioners QUESTIONS: 1. … Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, 257 So.2d 9 , 11 (Fla. 1971); Forbes Pioneer Boat Line v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Sep 11, 1980
Davis v. Love, 126 So. 374 (Fla. 1930); and Hampton v. State Board of Education, 105 So. 323 (Fla. 1925). In Suits v. … See, e.g ., Cone v. Wakulla County, 197 So. 536 (Fla. 1940), and Hampton v. State Board of Education, 105 So. 323 (Fla. 1925). In Hampton v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Mar 10, 1976
See Nicholas v. Wainwright, 152 So.2d 458 (Fla. 1963); State v. Inter-American Center Authority, 84 So.2d 9 (Fla. 1955). Accord: Attorney General Opinions 075-306, 074-116, 074-57, and 073-380. … Board of Regents.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Nov 29, 1988
This office concluded that such a lease-purchase agreement would not result in an indirect pledge of the credit of the school board in that the board could not be coerced to levy ad valorem taxes in order to avoid loss of … Cf., Nohrr v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jul 22, 1974
Pompano Horse Club v. State, 111 So. 801 , 814 (Fla. 1927). … Water and Sewer Board v. Community Utilities Corp., 200 So.2d 831 , 832 (3 D.C.A. Fla., 1967).
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Dec 16, 1985
In Liberty County NEA/FTP-NEA v. … See also, City of Grand Rapids v. Harper, 188 N.W.2d 668 , 671 (Ct.App.Mich. 1971) (holding that word "person" embraces bodies politic and corporate as well as individuals); cf., City of St. Petersburg v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Nov 19, 1993
of the state, or any county agency, branch, department, board, district school board, or special district of the state . . . . 13 (e.s.) … Public Contracts s. 7. 9 Volume Services Division of Interstate United Corporation v. Canteen Corporation, 369 So.2d 391 , 395 (2 D.C.A. Fla., 1979); and see , William A. Berbusse, Jr., Incorporated v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Aug 15, 1990
II, State Const., 3 does not prohibit a member of the governing board of a subdistrict of a water management district from simultaneously holding office as a municipal mayor, since the governing board member is a "district … Feder, 485 So.2d 409 (Fla. 1986) (not to be presumed that a statute contains useless language); and Dickinson v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedFlorida Attorney General Reports · Jul 16, 1981
The Florida Supreme Court construed the term `public records' in Shevin v. … In regard to any exemption of such records from the requirements of ch. 119, the Florida Supreme Court held in Wait v.
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