Legal Opinion
Pinellas County v. Baldwin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 20, 2012No. 2D11-2774PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Judge.
Donna K. Baldwin filed an action in Hillsborough County against Pinellas County (the County) for the inverse condemnation of her land located wholly within Hillsborough County. The County moved to dismiss the action for improper venue, claiming its home venue privilege. The circuit court denied the motion, and the County appeals. 1 Because Ms. Baldwin’s complaint for inverse condemnation invoked the sword-wielder exception to the County’s home venue privilege, we affirm.
I. THE FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Ms. Baldwin owns real property located in Hillsborough County. Her land is…
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