Legal Opinion
Schindler v. Metropolitan Dade County
Miami-Dade County Court
Decided February 21, 1986No. Case No. 85-16928 SP05Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CHARLES D. EDELSTEIN, County Judge.
Plaintiff, the owner and landlord of a small single family residence seeks compensation from Metro Dade County for damages to the residence caused in part by County police in the execution of a valid search warrant for drugs and in part by vandals who gutted the interior of the premises after the police exited.
The legislature in enacting a comprehensive scheme regulating the sale of narcotics has unquestionably demonstrated a strong public policy in favor of controlling and eradicating the illicit sale and consumption of certain drugs.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Indian River Cty.Supreme Court of Florida · 1979
- K-Mart Enterprises of Fla., Inc. v. KellerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Palmer v. City of Daytona BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983