Legal Opinion
Sarasota County v. Curry
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 12, 2003No. 2D03-2015PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRINGER, Judge.
Sarasota County seeks review of an award of attorney’s fees to Fannie Curry in this eminent domain action. Because the trial court abused its discretion in awarding the fees based on section 73.092(1), Florida Statutes (1995), we reverse.
In July 1996, Sarasota County brought an eminent domain proceeding to acquire numerous properties for a public project known as Albee Road Improvement. This appeal deals only with parcel 117A, the ownership of which is not ascertainable. Sarasota County named two potential landowners, Johnson and Miller, and a third potential landowner, Curry,…
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