CopyCited 37 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 155 Fla. 342, 1944 Fla. LEXIS 540
...913 ; State v. Black River Phosphate Co.,
32 Fla. 82 ,
13 So. 640 , 21 L.R.A. 189 , and also the very able opinion written by Justice WHITFIELD, in State v. Gerbing,
56 Fla. 603 ,
47 So. 353 , 22 L.R.A. (N.S.) 337. The second contention is based upon Section
270.07 Fla....
...the State, certain substances, namely, oil and gas, pursuant to a lease, the terms of which lease said Chapter 20680 expressly limits, as do other statutes of the State of Florida. A brief, review of the history of these Statutes seems appropriate.' Section 270.07, F.S....
...highly specialized purpose of producing oil, gas and other minerals as contemplated by Section *352 270.28 F.S. 1941, is a thing separate, distinct and apart from the sale, conveyance and disposition of the fee simple title to lands contemplated in Section 270.07 F.S....
...The directions of the Legislature to the Board in question, to negotiate oil and gas leases on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the State Board in question and the Lessee named in the lease demonstrates that the Legislature neither expected nor intended that anyone should seek to apply the terms of Section 270.07 to such negotiation and to such agreements.” To negotiate, as here used, means to discuss or arrange a business transaction. Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Third Edition. Section 270.07 F.S....
...1941, which deals with' the authority to negotiate lease contracts for the discovery and the production of oil and gas and other minerals. Section 270.28 is special legislation the provisions of which must be given effect as against the more general provisions of Section 270.07....
CopyCited 10 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 160 Fla. 398, 1948 Fla. LEXIS 757
...A motion to dismiss was granted and the plaintiff appealed. It is first contended that the conveyance from the Board to the Trustees and in turn the conveyance from the Trustees to the Board were void and of no effect because there was no attempt to comply with Section 270.07, et seq....
...Florida Statutes 1941, requiring that such lands be advertised and sold to the highest and best bidder. The third deed from the Trustees to the United States was never delivered so is not further considered. There is no merit to appellant’s contention, because, (1) Section 270.07, et seq....
...lothed them with plenary power. It is next contended that lands held by the Board are school lands held in trust for the benefit of the State school fund and cannot be disposed of except by advertisement and sale to the highest bidder as provided in Section 270.07 et seq., Florida Statutes 1941....
CopyCited 9 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10178
...for Admissions of Facthereinafter referred to as the "Notice") was duly published in the Homestead News, a newspaper of general circulation in Dade County, Florida, in its editions of those dates, in compliance with and as provided for in Sections 270.07-270.09, Florida Statutes, 1961, F.S.A., and a Proof of Publication thereof (Exhibit I to plaintiff's Request for Admissions of Fact) was duly executed by said newspaper and filed with the Trustees and Board of Education....
...It is conceded by defendants that the Trustees and the Board of Education have complete authority and discretion to convey and dispose of lands held by them in such manner as in their judgment may be most advantageous. (See, Florida Statutes, §§ 253.18,
253.02, 229.08,
270.07 and 270.09, F.S.A.; Trustees of Internal Improvement v....
...se statutes. That is, it is conceded that defendants had authority to lease the lands and grant an option to plaintiff to purchase them, that a lease with option to purchase of defendants' lands is a "disposition" of them within the meaning of F. S. § 270.07, F.S.A.; and that publication of the terms and conditions of the authority to accept bids for a Lease-Option of these lands was duly and regularly had, and plaintiff timely and properly made the high bid....
