Legal Opinion
City of Freeport v. Beach Community Bank
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 18, 2013No. 1D12-3415PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
City of Freeport, Florida (the “City”) petitions for a writ of certiorari to review a non-final order denying the City’s motion to dismiss a negligence action brought against it in circuit court by Beach Community Bank (the “Bank”). Because we conclude that the City has sovereign immunity from suit, we grant the petition.
I. Factual Allegations
In March 2006, the City issued a development order to Riverwalk Freeport, LLC, a developer of real estate within the city limits. The name of the proposed residential development at issue is River-walk Phase I. Article 2, section 2.01.05(I)(2)(d) of the…
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