City of Miami v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.

BASKIN, Judge.

For more than a decade, extensive litigation1 has hampered the City of Miami’s attempts to acquire the P & O Port docks as part of the expansion of Bayfront Park through a bond issue approved by Miami voters. In this appeal and cross-appeal from a Final Judgment and an Amended Final Judgment, we are asked to review: (1) the commencement date for the accrual of interest on the jury award to condemnee Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC) in a “quick take” condemnation proceeding; (2) the 10% interest rate allowed by the court; and (3) the amount upon which interest was…