Cruz v. City of Coral Gables

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs Luis and Maria Cruz from a final declaratory decree denying their request to have a small parcel of land declared as their property and for corresponding injunctive relief. We affirm.

In 1947, the parcel in question was dedicated for public park purposes to the City of Coral Gables by the plaintiffs’ predecessor-in-interest; the City of Coral Gables, by city commission resolution, properly accepted this dedication, and the plaintiffs’ predecessor-in-interest then gave a subsequently recorded quitclaim deed on the subject parcel to the City of Coral Gables.…