Legal Opinion
Jones Boatyard, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 5, 1991No. Nos. 90-1981, 90-1087PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARKDULL, Judge.
Jones Boatyard, Inc. appeals an adverse judgment in the amount of $47,000.00 based on a jury verdict and also the award of attorney’s fees to the successful plaintiff. For factual background of this case see Schmidgall v. Jones Boatyard, Inc., 526 So.2d 1042 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).
In 1985, Dade County acquired legal title to a boat pursuant to criminal forfeiture proceedings. In August 1985, Metro Dade County discovered equipment was missing from the yacht when it was sold at auction. The plaintiff/appellee subsequently filed its complaint.
In November 1989, Metro Dade filed an…
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- Reinhardt v. BonoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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- Metropolitan Dade County v. Jones Boatyard, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1993