Legal Opinion
Rawls v. Leon County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 13, 2008No. 1D07-3461PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONACO, D., Associate Judge.1
This appeal arises from an order of taking rendered by the circuit court pursuant to chapter 74, Florida Statutes (2007), in favor of the condemning authority, Leon County, and against the landowner, Helen B. Rawls, and certain other defendants. Mrs. Rawls seeks review of the order of taking, asserting that it was entered without the County properly proving a necessity for the taking. Because there was substantial competent evidence sufficient to support the finding of necessity, we affirm.
Leon County brought an eminent domain proceeding in order to acquire a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wilton v. County St. JohnsSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
- Canal Authority v. MillerSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- City of Jacksonville v. GriffinSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Sibley v. Volusia CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Caloosa Prop. Owners Ass'n v. Palm Beach County Bd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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