Kirkpatrick v. City of Jacksonville ex rel. Department of Housing & Urban Development

The Kirkpatricks appeal a final judgment entered in their favor following an inverse condemnation action by them against the City. They raise several points, only one of which warrants special consideration, pertaining to the lower court's alleged error by refusing to allow them to introduce into evidence the assessed value of their property for tax purposes to rebut the City’s expert testimony as to its value, relying upon Trad v. City of Jacksonville, 279 So.2d 384 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973), which held tax assessments are admissible into evidence as admissions against interest of the condemning…