Legal Opinion
Katz v. Dade County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 13, 1979No. 78-2260PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, Judge.
The appellants are the owners of one of several parcels of land in downtown Miami sought to be condemned by Dade County. They appeal, pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(ii), from an order granting the county the right to immediate possession of the property under the “quick taking” provisions of Chap. 74, Fla.Stat. (1977). We reverse upon the holding that, as a matter of law, the county did not meet its burden of showing a reasonable necessity for the taking of the property in order to serve the public purpose it asserted for the condemnation.
The petition filed by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Canal Authority v. MillerSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- City of Jacksonville v. GriffinSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Dade County v. Oolite Rock CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Canal Authority v. LitzelSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Dade County v. PaxsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Dade County v. SierraCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1981