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Petchem, Inc. v. Canaveral Port Auth

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 20, 1986
483 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 85-1025.

February 20, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Brevard County, Clarence T. Johnson, Jr., J.

Michael V. Mattson, of Simpson Mattson, Jacksonville Beach, for appellant.

Brian C. Deuschle, of Spear, Deuschle Curran, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Hvide Shipping, Inc.

Leon Stromire and Harold T. Bistline, Cocoa, for appellee Canaveral Port Authority.


This is an appeal from a judgment in a case which sought circuit court review of a decision of the Canaveral Port Authority which denied appellant's request to operate a tugboat service within an area under the jurisdiction of the Canaveral Port Authority.

Upon careful consideration of the brief we cannot discern any particular alleged error on the part of the trial court, but that the court, appellant says, should have denied appellees' motions for partial summary judgment and should have granted that of appellant. We cannot provide relief unless a clearly discernible, adequately stated and appropriately supported basis is set out. The trial court's determination that the Canaveral Port Authority had the power to grant, and, implicitly, to deny, non-exclusive franchises based on the standard of necessity and convenience is established in the record. Because this court is not to substitute its judgment for that of the trial court and because no error has been demonstrated, the judgment is

AFFIRMED.

UPCHURCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Petchem, Inc. v. Canaveral Port Auth

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 20, 1986
483 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Petchem, Inc. v. Canaveral Port Auth

Case Details

Full title:PETCHEM, INC., D/B/A PETCHEM, INC. (OF CONNECTICUT) APPELLANT, v…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Feb 20, 1986

Citations

483 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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