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VOLUSIA COUNTY v. DAYTONA BEACH RACING, ETC.

No. 49115.

341 So.2d 498 (1976)

VOLUSIA COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, et al., Appellants, v. DAYTONA BEACH RACING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES DISTRICT, a Body Politic and Corporate under the Laws of the State of Florida, and International Speedway Corporation, a Florida Corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Barr of Raymond, Wilson, Conway, Barr & Burrows, Daytona Beach, for Volusia County; Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and David M. Hudson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for J. Edward Straughn, appellants.

Thomas T. Cobb of Cobb, Cole, Sigerson, McCoy, Bell & Bond, Daytona Beach, for Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities Dist.; S. LaRue Williams of Kinsey, Vincent, Pyle & Williams, Daytona Beach, for International Speedway Corp., appellees.

HATCHETT, Justice.

This is the latest in a long series of lawsuits marking the history of the Daytona International Speedway, and beginning even before the racetrack was built. In 1955, by special act,1 the legislature created appellee Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District (the District). The District leased 374 acres of land from the City of Daytona Beach and subsequently acquired an additional 74 acres in fee simple...

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