Allowing the Tree to be Cut Down: Quo Warranto Writs in Florida

Authors

John W. Wilcox

Abstract

There is no sense in declaring that an action is outside someone's scope of power after the action has already occurred. In much the same way, it does not matter whether someone may chop down a tree after the tree is down. Yet, the Florida Supreme Court's interpretation of the quo warranto writ in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Scott allows the figurative tree to be cut down and then later declares it should have been protected.

Recommended Citation

John W. Wilcox, Allowing the Tree to be Cut Down: Quo Warranto Writs in Florida, 71 Fla. L. Rev. 1541 (2019).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/flr/vol71/iss6/11