Legal Opinion
Burch v. City of Lakeland
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 2, 2005No. 2D04-2271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
891 So.2d 654 (2005)
Glenn K. BURCH, Appellant,
v.
CITY OF LAKELAND, Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D04-2271.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 2, 2005.
Glenn K. Burch, pro se.
Charles E. Jacobson of Lakeland Police Department, Lakeland, for Appellee.
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Glenn Burch appeals a final summary judgment forfeiting his car to the City of Lakeland under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. We reverse because the court failed to afford due process by allowing Burch to appear or be heard at the summary judgment hearing.
The City filed a verified complaint seeking the…
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- State Ex Rel. Gore v. ChillingworthSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Mascola v. LusskinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Helm v. FooteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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