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CITY OF SWEETWATER v. DADE COUNTY

No. 76-2101.

343 So.2d 953 (1977)

The CITY OF SWEETWATER, Appellant, v. DADE COUNTY, Florida, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Fletcher, Coconut Grove, for appellant.

Stuart L. Simon, County Atty., for appellee.

Allen Clements, Jr., Miami Beach, as amicus curiae.

Before HENDRY, C.J., NATHAN, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.

CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.

In August of 1973 the appellant City of Sweetwater, a municipality in Dade County, by ordinance enacted by the governing body of the city, annexed five acres of land lying in the county, contiguous to that city. In so doing, the city employed a method of annexation prescribed in section 171.16 Florida Statutes 1973. That general act provided that on petition of owners of property so situated in a county the governing body of...

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