Legal Opinion

Miami-Dade County v. Coral Bay Section C Homeowners Ass'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 19, 2008No. 3D07-2315PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Judge.

Miami-Dade County appeals from an order denying its motion to set aside a default judgment. Because we agree that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the default, we reverse.

In July of 1972, Gables-by-the-Sea, a bay-front development located in southwest Miami-Dade County, conveyed to the County an earthen salinity dam located within a manmade canal. This salinity *320dam prevents saltwater from intruding from Biscayne Bay into the up-land South Florida water table via the manmade canal system in and around the Gables-by-the-Sea development.

The deed…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. North Shore Hospital, Inc. v. BarberSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
  2. Somero v. Hendry General Hosp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. BC Builders Supply Co., Inc. v. MaldonadoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  4. Coggin v. BarfieldSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
  5. Schwab & Co., Inc. v. BREEZY BAYDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Miami-Dade County v. CORAL BAY SECTION CDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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