MAINER v. CANAL AUTHORITY OF STATE

Nos. 64689 through 64697.

467 So.2d 989 (1985)

Joyce G. MAINER, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. CANAL AUTHORITY OF the STATE of Florida, Etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Ray Greene, Jr. of Greene and Greene, Jacksonville, and Charles R. Forman, Ocala, for Joyce G. Mainer, Walter R. Berman, Francis S. Gay and Catherine Duane Gay, Kenneth T. Hodges and Alverna C. Hodges, Silver Springs Shores, Inc., John H. Couse and Barnetta S. Couse, Astor West, Inc., Hasty-Greene Investments, Inc., and James J. Griffitts and Leola H. Griffitts.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Louis F. Hubener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

Lewis F. Murphy of Steel, Hector and Davis, Miami, amicus curiae for Florida Power & Light Company.

Joseph W. Little, Gainesville, amicus curiae for Florida Defenders of the Environment in Opposition to Relief Sought by Petitioners.


OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review a decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal reported as Canal Authority v. Mainer, 440 So.2d 1304 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). These nine consolidated cases were brought by the petitioners to reacquire lands originally taken by the Canal Authority for the construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. The district court held that the Canal Authority could not be required to reconvey...

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