LYONS v. DEHON

No. 13211.

188 F.2d 534 (1951)

LYONS et al. v. DEHON et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll Dunscombe, Stuart, Fla., for appellant.

T. T. Oughterson, M. G. Littman, and Harry F. Dyer, all of Stuart, Fla., Thad H. Carlton, Fort Pierce, Fla., Murray W. Overstreet, Kissimmee, Fla., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, BORAH and STRUM, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order dismissing a cause that arose under a special Act of the Florida Legislature, passed in 1949, amending the charter of Stuart City. The amendment provided for a change in the requirements for recalling elected city officials, and specified that a referendum election should be called to ratify or reject such amendment. The governing body of Stuart City was divided on the question as to whether or not the referendum...

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