Section 3 Property Corp. v. Robbins

McDONALD, Justice.

We accepted jurisdiction of Robbins v. Section 3 Property Corp., 609 So.2d 670, 672 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992), because the district court of appeal certified the following question as being of great public importance:

Is there a right to a jury trial under Article I, Section 22 of the Florida Constitution (1968), in a tax action to challenge a Property Appraiser’s grant of an agricultural exemption?

Article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, affords us jurisdiction. We answer the question in the negative and approve the decision under review.

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