Joseph B. Doerr Trust v. Central Florida Expressway Authority

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Orlando/Orange County Expressway v. Tuscan Ridge, LLC (Tuscan Ridge II), 137 So.3d 1154 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014). In the decision, the district court ruled upon a question that it certified to be of great public importance. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

FACTS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Introduction

Article X, section 6, of the Florida Constitution governs eminent domain. Subsection (a) of that provision states that “[n]o private property shall be taken except for a public purpose…