Schultz v. Williams

SCHEB, Judge.

Appellant Schultz contends the trial court erred in awarding appellees a judgment for attorney’s fees on the basis that his defense raised no justiciable issue. We agree and reverse.

Appellees, plaintiffs below, sued Schultz, the Pinellas County Property Appraiser. Plaintiffs challenged the property appraiser’s 1980 assessment of certain condominium units they owned. They contended his assessments were improper under section 193.011, Florida Statutes (1979), which required consideration of eight different factors in determining just valuation. After a nonjury trial the judge…