Legal Opinion

Lee County v. Zemel

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 19, 1989No. 88-01797Published

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Appellant, defendant below, Lee County, appeals the final judgment declaring a special tax assessment of appellees’ real property invalid. Appellant also appeals the subsequent award of attorney’s fees to ap-pellees.

We affirm the final judgment declaring invalid the special assessment of appellees’ real property. We reverse the award of attorney’s fees made to appellees.

Appellant, through various ordinances and resolutions adopted pursuant to chapter 125, Florida Statutes (1983), created Suncoast Estates (Phase II) Road Improvement Unit, a municipal service taxing or…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of GainesvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1922
  3. Meyer v. City of Oakland ParkSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  4. Rosche v. City of HollywoodSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  5. City of Treasure Island v. StrongSupreme Court of Florida · 1968

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