Legal Opinion
Orlando/Orange County Expressway Authority v. Tuscan Ridge, LLC
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 30, 2012No. 5D10-3470PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
Orlando/Orange County Expressway Authority (“OOCEA”) appeals a final judgment awarding attorney’s fees in the amount of $816,000 in an eminent domain proceeding. The primary issue on appeal concerns the lower court’s refusal to limit attorney’s fees awarded to the landowners to those permitted by section 73.092(1), Florida Statutes (2006), based on a pre-suit offer made by OOCEA. Because the issue involves the public interest, three amicus briefs have been filed in this action.1 We reverse.
OOCEA was involved in the construction of a project known as the John Land Apopka Expressway.2 This…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Willis Shaw Express, Inc. v. Hilyer Sod, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Larimore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- Fibreglas Fabricators, Inc. v. KylbergSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Tosohatchee Game Pres. v. Central & So. Fla. Fl. CDSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Allstate Indem. Co. v. HingsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Joseph B. Doerr Trust v. Central Florida Expressway AuthoritySupreme Court of Florida · 2015
- Orlando/Orange County Expressway v. Tuscan Ridge, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014