BANKS v. SCHOOLEY

No. 72-534.

290 So.2d 134 (1974)

Goodman BANKS, Trustee, Appellant, v. Harry SCHOOLEY et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen, Knudsen, Swartz, DeBoest, Rhoads & Edwards, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Stewart, Stewart & Jackson, Fort Myers, for appellees.


MANN, Chief Judge.

Banks holds, as trustee, more than 4,000 acres on Little Pine Island in Lee County. It was assessed in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 for $346,400. In 1971 the assessor valued it originally at $2,000,000, and that figure was reduced by the Board of Adjustment to approximately $1,500,000. Banks' claim that the assessment was "arbitrary, capricious, excessive, unequal and discriminatory," was held to have been unproved by the trial judge. It is true that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases