State Ex Rel. X-cel Stores, Inc. v. Lee

• Citation: 122 Fla. 700,166 So. 574
• Court: United States State Supreme Court of Florida
• Decision Date: 23 March 1936
• Parties: STATE of Florida ex rel. X-CEL STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller, of the State of Florida, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. Robert W. DAVIS, Jr., et al., Respondents. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. Clyde H. SIMPSON, as Tax Collector of Duval County, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. R. H. CARSWELL, as Tax Collector of Duval County, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. John P. HARRELL, Sheriff of Washington County, Florida, Respondent.

166 So. 574

122 Fla. 700

STATE of Florida ex rel. X-CEL STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller, of the State of Florida, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. Robert W. DAVIS, Jr., et al., Respondents. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. Clyde H. SIMPSON, as Tax Collector of Duval County, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. R. H. CARSWELL, as Tax Collector of Duval County, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. J. M. LEE, as Comptroller, Respondent. STATE of Florida ex rel. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Relators STATE of Florida ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Petitioner STATE of Florida, on relation of Thomas B. ADAMS, an Officer of the Court, et al., Relators STATE of Florida, ex rel. LANE DRUG STORES, Inc., a Corporation, Relator STATE of Florida ex rel. C. CHAVERS et al., Relators C. CHAVERS, Petitioner v. John P. HARRELL, Sheriff of Washington County, Florida, Respondent.

Florida Supreme Court

March 23, 1936

En Banc.

COUNSEL

Claibourne M. Phipps and Reginald L. Williams, both of Tampa, for Relator X-Cel Stores; H. H. Wells, B. K Roberts, William K. Whitfield, all of Tallahassee, and Stanton Walker, of Jacksonville, for Relator Cunningham et al.; Thomas B. Adams, Henry P. Adair, John M. McNatt, and Knight, Adair, Cooper & Osborne, all of Jacksonville, for Relator Lane Drug Stores, Inc., and for Relator Adams; H. H Wells, B. K. Roberts, and William K Whitfield, all of Tallahassee, Stanton Walker, of Jacksonville, and J. Van Wilhite, of Panama City, for Relator Chavers and others.

Cary D Landis, Atty. Gen., H. E. Carter and J. V. Keen, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Henry C. Tillman, of Tampa, for respondents.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In State ex rel. X-Cel Stores, Inc., v. Lee, 166 So. 262 it was judicially determined that Senate Bill No. 724, chapter 16848, Acts of 1935, was duly passed by each House of the Legislature, the opinion and judgment being concurred in by Justices Whitfield, Terrell, Buford, and Davis, Justices Ellis and Brown dissenting.

In State ex rel. Cunningham v. Davis, 166 So. 289, it was adjudged that Senate Bill No. 724, chapter 16848, Acts of 1935, was duly signed by the legislative officers and duly presented to the Governor for his action thereon....