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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Reuben W. CARLTON, Mrs. Margaret Carlton, Wayne Carlton, Mrs. Margaret Talbot, and Ru-Mar, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellants, v. The FLORIDA CITRUS COMMISSION, an Administrative agency of the State of Florida, and the Indian River Citrus League, a non-profit grower owned and grower controlled citrus fruit cooperative association in the State of Florida, Appellees.
    No. 76-1424.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    March 28, 1978.
    Charles H. Damsel, Jr. and-Marjorie D. Gadarian of Jones, Paine & Foster, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.
    Harry 0. Thomas and Robert P. Murray of Holland & Knight, Tampa, and Monterey Campbell of Dunlap, Coward & Blakeman, Bartow, for appellees.
   PER CURIAM.

In the trial court, the appellants, Reuben W. Carlton, Mrs. Margaret Carlton, Wayne Carlton, Mrs. Margaret Talbot, and Ru-Mar, Inc., sought to enjoin the appellee, The Florida Citrus Commission, from enforcing its regulations which prohibit the appellants from marketing their citrus fruit as “Indian River” fruit. The appellants sought the injunction on grounds similar to those successfully asserted by the grove owner in Florida Citrus Commission v. Owens, 239 So.2d 840 (Fla. 4th DCA 1969). However, the trial court, as the trier of facts, found that appellants did not meet the requirements for injunctive relief set out in Florida Citrus Commission v. Owens, supra, and denied appellants’ petition. We believe there is an adequate basis in the record to support the findings of the trial court. Accordingly, the final judgment is affirmed.

DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ„ and DAKAN, STEPHEN LEE, Associate Judge, concur.