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Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd's London Subscribing to Certificate No. TPCLDP217477 v. City of St. Petersburg

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 31, 2003No. Nos. 2D03-1616, 2D03-1916PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

This case presents an issue of first impression in Florida concerning whether an innocent property owner can state a cause of action under the takings clause of either the Florida Constitution or the United States Constitution when the police destroy private property while executing a valid search warrant. The trial court held that neither constitution would support a cause of action for a taking under these facts. While we disagree with some of the trial court’s reasoning, we agree that no cause of action for a taking exists under *1147the facts in this case. Therefore, we affirm.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Dolan v. City of TigardSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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