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· 6/17/1918

Charles Blum Co. v. Town of Hastings

Citations

  • 76 Fla. 7

Syllabus

<p>.1. A general right exists in the common council or other proper hoards of incorporated cities or towns to refund to individuals any sums paid hy them as eorpprate taxes which are found to have been wrongfully exacted or for any reason, inequitable.</p> <p>2. Where a license to do business granted by a municipality, becomes inoperative by operation of law, the licensee may recover the unused portion of his license tax from the municipality.</p> <p>3. Under the implied powers granted to municipalities, they have' power to and it is their duty to return -money received for a privilege which the person who paid it is prevented from enjoying through the operation of law through no fault of his.</p>

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  • in the absence of an express limitation, a reviewing court must identify a clearly implied limitation
  • in the absence of an express limitation, a reviewing court must identify a clearly implied limitation
  • wife’s failure to file Exhibit B precludes review of her claim that trial court erred in failing to award maintenance

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Judges: Browne, Ellis, Tavlor, West, Whitfield

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