Legal Opinion
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services v. Mendez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 16, 2013No. 4D11-3271Published
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
The Department of Agriculture appeals a multimillion dollar judgment in a class action for inverse condemnation. The class action sought compensation as a result of the Depai-tment’s destruction of thousands of citrus tx-ees in Palm Beach County during the Department’s Citrus *369Canker Eradication Program (CCEP). The Department raises multiple issues dealing both with the court’s order establishing a taking, as well as with the jury trial on compensation. We address the Department’s contention that the trial court failed to apply the correct statutory presumption of harm and burden of proof in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Spafford v. Brevard County, FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- DEPT. OF AGRIC. AND CONSUMER SERV. v. Mid-Florida Growers, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Spafford v. Brevard CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Corneal v. State Plant BoardSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services v. HaireDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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