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BREVARD COUNTY v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT

No. 96-1666.

693 So.2d 77 (1997)

BREVARD COUNTY, Florida, etc., Appellant, v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Knox, County Attorney, Viera, for Appellant.

Ron A. Adams, P.A., and John W. Little, III, P.A., of Steel Hector & Davis LLP, and Jean G. Howard, Florida Power and Light Company, Miami, for Appellee.

ANTOON, Judge.

Brevard County appeals the final summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of Florida Power & Light (FPL), determining that Brevard County Ordinance No. 95-13 violated FPL's constitutional right to be protected against the impairment of contracts. We affirm.

FPL planned to construct, operate, and maintain a seven-mile stretch of 138-kilovolt overhead transmission line in Brevard County. The line was to become a part of a multicounty...

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