CopyCited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1983 Fla. LEXIS 2291
...Davis,
395 So.2d 540 (Fla.), superseded by statute as stated in Metropolitan Dade County v. Bridges,
402 So.2d 411 (Fla. 1981); Gracie v. Deming,
213 So.2d 294 (Fla. 2d DCA 1968). Third, even with the liberal construction of Chapter 159 mandated by statute, sections
159.43 and
159.53, Fla....
...This Court has held that it is clear from a reading of this chapter that the legislature intended the phrase "industrial plant" to be liberally construed and that these terms should be given the broadest definition. State v. Jacksonville Port Authority,
305 So.2d 166 (Fla. 1974). [1] Section
159.43 expressly mandates a liberal construction of this act....
CopyPublished | Supreme Court of Florida | 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 535, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1661, 2001 WL 950273
...ay be rejected by a public entity and another applicable law used in its place"). Here, similarly, chapter 159 provides that the authority contained therein is supplementary, and not in derogation of any powers of a local agency otherwise conferred. Section 159.43, Florida Statutes (2000) specifically provides: 159.43....