Legal Opinion
Dean v. State Road Department
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 16, 1964No. 62-487PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TILLMAN PEARSON, Judge.
The appellant received a jury verdict of $24,500 in a condemnation proceeding brought by the appellee, State Road Department of Florida. The property taken was a part of a parcel of land upon which the appellants, Church of the Brethren, maintained a house of worship. At the trial the only issue was the value of the property taken. After the verdict the trial judge granted appellee’s motion for a new trial upon the following grounds :
“(a) That the verdict is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence and justice of the cause and that if a new trial were not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Houston Texas Gas & Oil Corporation v. HoeffnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Durham v. Trustees of Bullock ChurchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Edwards v. Miami Shores VillageSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hetland v. CapaldiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- DIV. OF ADMIN., STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. West Palm Beach Garden ClubDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- State v. DonahooDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Trinity Temple Church v. ORANGE CTY., FL.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Dean v. State Road DepartmentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966