Estate of Horowitz v. City of Miami Beach

In this condemnation case, the property owners contend it was error for the trial court to disqualify their primary real estate appraiser’s expert testimony. We agree and reverse.

Florida’s constitutional guaranty1 of full and just compensation in eminent domain actions requires that courts take into account all facts and circumstances which bear a reasonable relationship to the loss occasioned an owner by virtue of his property being taken. Behm v. Division of Administration, Department of Transportation, 383 So.2d 216 (Fla. 1980); Jacksonville Expressway Authority v. Henry G. Dupree Co., 108…