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Martin Theatres of Florida v. City of Chipley

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc
Feb 13, 1951
50 So. 2d 179 (Fla. 1951)

Opinion

January 12, 1951. Rehearing Denied February 13, 1951.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Washington County; E. Clay Lewis, Jr., Judge.

Adair, Kent, Ashby McNatt, Fred. H. Kent and Clarence G. Ashby, all of Jacksonville, for appellants.

Cecil A. Rountree, Chipley, and Messer Willis, Tallahassee, for appellee.


The record and the briefs in this cause have been examined. We think it is ruled by City of St. Petersburg v. Florida Coastal Theatres, Inc., Fla., 43 So.2d 525. The judgment appealed from is reversed on authority of that case.

Reversed.

TERRELL, Acting Chief Justice, HOBSON and ROBERTS, JJ., and OGILVIE, Associate Justice, concur.

CHAPMAN, THOMAS and ADAMS, JJ., dissent.


Summaries of

Martin Theatres of Florida v. City of Chipley

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc
Feb 13, 1951
50 So. 2d 179 (Fla. 1951)
Case details for

Martin Theatres of Florida v. City of Chipley

Case Details

Full title:MARTIN THEATRES OF FLORIDA, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, AND RUFUS A…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc

Date published: Feb 13, 1951

Citations

50 So. 2d 179 (Fla. 1951)

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