ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER, ETC. v. DESERET RANCHES OF FLA., INC.

No. 61501.

421 So.2d 1067 (1982)

ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, Greater St. Johns River Basin, and Florida Department of Revenue, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. DESERET RANCHES OF FLORIDA, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Egerton K. van den Berg of van den Berg, Gay & Burke, Orlando, and Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Jeff Kielbasa, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Patricia C. Fawsett of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for appellee/cross-appellant.


ALDERMAN, Chief Justice.

St. Johns appeals the decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fifth District, holding chapter 77-382, Laws of Florida, which created the Greater St. Johns River Basin, unconstitutional as a local law enacted without the notice required by article III, section 10, Florida Constitution. Deseret cross-appeals contending that the district court erred in holding that the District is not levying unconstitutional state ad valorem taxes. Deseret...

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