CITY OF MIAMI BEACH v. 8701 COLLINS AVE.


77 So.2d 428 (1954)

The CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Municipal Corporation Existing under the Laws of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. 8701 COLLINS AVE., Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division A.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Shepard and Joseph A. Wanick, Miami, for appellant.

Paul & Sams, Miami, and Ben Cohen, Miami Beach, for appellee.


MURPHREE, Associate Justice.

When the City of Miami Beach, appellant, re-zoned the site in December of 1950, appellee proceeded to formulate plans to build thereon the Hotel Biltmore Terrace, to contain 227 rooms and cost in excess of $1,000,000. It was decided to include within the structure a $250,000 basement to provide space for a jewelry shop, beauty parlor, clothing shop, beach wear shop, coffee shop, drug sundry shop, barber shop, and other similar shops usual...

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