MILLER v. PUBLICKER INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 65839.

457 So.2d 1374 (1984)

Randy MILLER, Executive Director, Department of Revenue, State of Florida, et al., Appellants, v. PUBLICKER INDUSTRIES, INC., and Publicker Chemical Corporation, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Joseph C. Mellichamp, III and Linda Lettera, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellants.

Stephen C. O'Connell and W. Crit Smith of Cason & Henderson, Tallahassee, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for Publicker Industries, Inc. and Publicker Chemical Corp.

Douglas L. Stowell and Mary K. Kraemer of Mang & Stowell, Tallahassee, for Juan Granados.

Robert M. Ervin, Thomas M. Ervin, Jr. and Melissa Fletcher Allaman of Ervin, Varn, Jacobs, Odom & Kitchen, Tallahassee, and Eugene T. Rossides of Rogers & Wells, Washington, D.C., for Internoor Trade, Inc.

Kenneth R. Hart and Steven J. Uhlfelder of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, and Aubrey M. Daniel, III, John K. Villa and Stephen L. Urbanczyk of Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae for National Corn Growers Ass'n.


McDONALD, Justice.

This case is before us on certification by the First District Court of Appeal that a trial court judgment involving issues of great public importance requires our immediate resolution. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(5), Fla. Const.

Publicker and other brokers and importers of Brazilian ethyl alcohol brought actions in the circuit court of Leon County challenging the constitutionality of chapter 84-353, Laws of Florida. Chapter...

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