75 So. 2d 753 - Bregar v. Britton’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 19 state decisions

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1. “"Considering some of the facts which would have bearing upon the constitutionality of the original `A' classification in this case, namely, the proximity to the property in question of the heavily traveled highway and the property zoned for business, it would seem that the case is quite close to Miami Shores Village v. Bessemer Properties, Fla., 54 So.2d 108 , in which we affirmed an order of the chancellor holding a zoning ordinance unconstitutional. We find it unnecessary to decide whether the Bessemer case is controlling, however, because we are of the opinion that the action of the defendant zoning authorities on November 13, 1952, purporting to rescind the earlier resolution classifying plaintiff's property as `C-2', was illegal and void under the principles of equitable estoppel as applied by this court in Texas Co. v. Town of Miami Springs, Fla., 44 So.2d 808 . The cases of Gross v. City of Miami, Fla., 62 So.2d 418 and Miami Shores Village v. Wm. N. Brockway Post, 156 Fla. 673 , 24 So.2d 33 , are clearly distinguishable from the case at bar in that it affirmatively appeared in both of the cited cases that the party claiming to have been injured by his action in reliance upon an official determination had good reason to believe, before or while acting to his detriment, that the official mind would soon change, as it did. The record discloses no such fact in the case before us."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 97 So. 2d 47 - City of Ft. Lauderdale v. Lauderdale