CITY OF MIAMI v. ST. JOE PAPER CO.

No. 51775.

364 So.2d 439 (1978)

CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida Corporation, Petitioner, v. ST. JOE PAPER COMPANY, a Florida Corporation, Southeast Properties, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Hugh E. Matheson, Jr., Individually, and Sally S. Dommerich, Formerly Sally S. Matheson, Individually, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy B. Bailey, Jr. and Jesse C. Jones of Bailey & Dawes, Miami, for petitioner.

Wm. P. Simmons, Jr. and Eric B. Meyers of Shutts & Bowen, Miami, and Marion E. Sibley of Sibley, Giblin, Levenson & Glaser, Miami Beach, for St. Joe Paper Co.

Joseph P. Klock, Jr. of Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, for Southeast Properties, Inc.

Edmund P. Russo of Russo, Van Doren & Allen, Coral Gables, for Hugh E. Matheson, Jr.

Nancy G. Linnan, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and J. Kendrick Tucker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee for Reubin O'D. Askew, as Governor of the State of Florida.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. of Florida, amicus curiae.

Chesterfield Smith, Tallahassee, Julian Clarkson, Fort Myers, of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae.

J. Richard Harris of Scott, Burk, Royce, Harris & Loucks, Palm Beach, for The Florida Bar, amicus curiae.


ADKINS, Justice.

This cause is here on petition for writ of certiorari supported by certificate of the District Court of Appeal, Third District, that its decision reported in 347 So.2d 622 is one which involves a question of great public interest. We have jurisdiction. See Florida Constitution, Article V, Section 3(b)(3).

Petitioner has attacked the constitutionality of Florida Statutes, Chapter 712, the Marketable Record...

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