Legal Opinion
Palm Beach County v. Boca Development Associates, Ltd.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 26, 1986No. 85-101PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HURLEY, Judge.
The question presented is whether the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction when, acting on a matter for which the appellate court had relinquished jurisdiction for a limited purpose, the trial court vacated a four-year-old judgment. We reverse.
The facts are complicated, but nonetheless necessary to understand the present appeal. Boca Development Associates, Ltd. (Boca Development) purchased a forty-one acre parcel of land in Palm Beach County. The property had been zoned for agricultural use, but Boca Development obtained a rezoning classification to commercial use. Two…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Salcedo v. Asociacion Cubana, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Nehleber v. AnzaloneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- City of Miami Beach v. WeissSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
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