Legal Opinion
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Ex Rel. Board of Trustees v. West
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 21, 2009No. 3D08-2819PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, (“the State”) appeals final judgments entered on jury verdicts awarding compensation to property owners in condemnation proceedings. We affirm.
This case involved the condemnation of two parcels of land in North Key Largo, Florida (“Parcels 1 and 2”). Between 1950 and 1977, Everett G. West, R. Furman Richardson, and others (collectively “the landowners”) bought Parcels 1 and 2. After buying these parcels, the landowners did not apply for permits or other use…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway v. AGWSSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- State Road Department v. ChiconeSupreme Court of Florida · 1963
- Department of Transp. v. GefenSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Dade County v. StillSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
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