EVANS v. FIRESTONE

No. 65898.

457 So.2d 1351 (1984)

Lorean S. EVANS; Henry McDermott; Lucille McDermott; and Cheryl Lee Harrison, Appellants, v. George FIRESTONE, As Secretary of State of Florida; and Reason '84: the Committee for Citizens Rights in Civil Actions, a Political Action Committee, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Opinions October 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Richard of Roberts, Baggett, LaFace, Richard & Wiser, Tallahassee, and Arthur England of Fine, Jacobson, Block, England, Klein, Colan & Simon, Miami, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Mitchell D. Franks, Chief Trial Counsel and Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Chesterfield Smith, Julian Clarkson and Lynn M. Dannheisser of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, Robert L. Shevin and James A. Minix of Sparber, Shevin, Shapo & Heilbronner, Miami, and Donald W. Weidner, Reason '84: The Committee for Citizen's Rights, Jacksonville, for appellees.

Karen A. Gievers of Anderson, Moss, Russo & Gievers, Miami, amicus curiae for Florida Consumers Federation, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

The declaratory judgment entered in this cause September 14, 1984 by the Honorable Ben C. Willis, Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida is hereby reversed and proposed amendment nine, titled Citizen's Rights in Civil Actions, is stricken from the November ballot. An opinion setting forth our reasons for this decision will issue at a later date.

BOYD, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, ALDERMAN, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur...

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