Brevard County v. Morehead

Brevard County (the “County”) petitions this Court for a writ of prohibition. The County argues the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction in ruling that it was not entitled to sovereign immunity from claims for implied contract, quantum meruit, and unjust enrichment brought by Respondent, Louis C. Morehead, III. We grant the County’s petition, quash the trial court’s order denying the County’s substituted motion for partial summary judgment, and remand with instructions to dismiss Counts I, II, and III of Morehead’s complaint.

This dispute concerns property located in Brevard County known as…