STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
The CITY OF PORT ORANGE, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 3, 1994.
Rehearing Denied February 17, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellants.
Peter L. Dame of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Jacksonville, and Maureen S. Sikora, City Atty., City of Port Orange, Port Orange, for appellee.
David J. Russ, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Community Affairs, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Florida Dept. of Community Affairs.
Roy K. Payne, Asst. City Atty., Orlando, amicus curiae for City of Orlando.
Kraig A. Conn, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Florida League of Cities, Inc., Tallahassee, amicus curiae for The Florida League of Cities, Inc.
Susan H. Churuti, Pinellas County Atty., President and C. Allen Watts of Cobb, Cole & Bell, Daytona Beach, amicus curiae for The Florida Ass'n of County Attys., Inc.
Paul R. Gougelman of Reinman, Harrell, Graham, Mitchell & Wattwood, P.A., Melbourne, amicus curiae for The Florida Bar, by and through its Local Government Law Section.
George H. Nickerson, Jr., Robert L. Nabors and Rani T. Partridge of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., Tallahassee, and Stephen E. Demarsh, Asst. County Atty., Sarasota, amicus curiae for Sarasota County.
Stanley James Brainerd, Gen. Counsel, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee, amicus curiae for Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Supreme Court of Florida.
WELLS, Justice.
We have on appeal a decision of the trial court declaring that a proposed bond issue is valid. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(2), Fla. Const.
Judicial inquiry in bond validation proceedings is limited. Specifically, courts should: (1) determine if a public body has the authority to issue the subject bonds; (2) determine if the purpose of the obligation is legal; and (3) ensure that the authorization of the obligation complies with...
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