City of Miami v. Cox

The City of Miami, plaintiff, appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of the defendant landowners and tenants on the issue of public necessity for the taking of their property in an action for eminent domain.

The City of Miami filed a complaint in circuit court seeking to acquire certain *444parcels of property by virtue of its eminent domain authority, alleging that the property was necessary for a public park and recreational facility. Defendants Cox, Du Puch and Kreidt, the owners, and defendants, Riverside Boats, Inc. and Ribas Commercial Corp., the tenants, filed answers denying…