Cranor v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

• 54 Fla. 526

Syllabus

<p>Curative Statutes — Effect on County Contracts Irregular- - ly Made.</p> <p>Where a bill, filed to restrain and enjoin the execution of a contract made by a county for the construction of hard-surfaced public roads, alleges illegalities and irregularities against such contract in respect only of matters and features connected therewith that the legislature had the power to dispense- with in the first instance, an act passed by the legislature, subsequently to the making of such contract, ratifying, validating and approving it, purges it of all such alleged illegalities and irregularities; and such bill should be dismissed upon the passage of such validating act, though it had been filed prior to its enactment.</p>