Jordan v. St. Johns County

The Appellants all own parcels of real property in Summer Haven, a subdivision located on a barrier island just south of the Matanzas Inlet. The only vehicle access to Summer Haven is by a county-owned road known as Old A1A. The underlying complaint centered around allegations that the Appellee, St. Johns County, failed to adequately maintain Old A1A. In this appeal, the Appellant property owners challenge the final summary judgments entered in favor of the Appellee County. For reasons we will explain, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

By way of background, in 1960 the State of Florida…