Council Bros. v. City of Tallahassee

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• holding that “Branca relied upon the fact that ordinance 88-16 had been duly enacted”
• holding that party seeking to invoke doctrine of estoppel against governmental entity must show not only usual elements of estoppel, but affirmative conduct of governmental entity that goes beyond mere negligence
• misrepresentation by city's agent estopped city from requiring subcontract to pay systems changes on facility
• “[A] governmental entity may not be estopped through mistaken statements of the law_”

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