STATE v. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.

No. 65191.

469 So.2d 1381 (1985)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, State Atty. and David M. Levin, Sp. Asst. State Atty., Sarasota, for petitioner.

Valerie F. Settles, Miami, Judith S. Kavanaugh of Peeples, Earl, Reynolds and Blank, Sarasota, Robert Josefsberg of Podhurst, Orseck, Parks, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow and Olin, Miami, and Joseph Z. Fleming of Fleming and Huck, Miami, for respondent.


McDONALD, Justice.

This case is before us to review State v. General Development Corp., 448 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984), which expressly affects a class of constitutional or state officers. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

The district court held that a state attorney could not, in his official capacity, initiate an action for civil or administrative proceedings to enforce the state's environmental...

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