Tuesday, June 06, 2000
Flo-Sun, Inc. v. Claude R. Kirk

No.95,044 & 95,045

Palm Beach County


Former Gov. Claude Kirk and others sued sugar growers and processors for maintaining a nuisance by causing environmental damage to the Everglades. The trial judge dismissed the suit on grounds that the issues should have been submitted first to state environmental officers in the executive branch. The Fourth District reversed.