CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH v. HAWKINS

Nos. 55496, 55521.

373 So.2d 681 (1979)

CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH, etc., Petitioner, v. Paula F. HAWKINS, Etc., et al., Respondents. CITY OF MIAMI, etc., Petitioner, v. Paula F. HAWKINS, etc., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shepard King, Joseph P. Klock, Jr. and Gerry S. Gibson of Steel, Hector & Davis; and George F. Knox, Jr., City Atty. and Robert D. Klausner, Asst. City Atty., Miami, for petitioners.

Prentice P. Pruitt and Donald R. Alexander, Tallahassee, for respondents.

Jack Shreve, Public Counsel and William S. Bilenky, Associate Public Counsel, Tallahassee, for the Citizens of the State of Florida, intervenor.

John W. McWhirter, Jr. of the Law Offices of John W. McWhirter, Jr., Tampa, for Florida Industrial Power Users Group, intervenor.


HATCHETT, Justice.

This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to review an order of the Florida Public Service Commission which requires Florida Power & Light Company to implement the direct method of collecting franchise fees from its customers. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution. We deny the petition for certiorari.

The direct method ordered by the Commission requires Florida Power &...

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