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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided July 12, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Joseph G. Jarret Polk County Attorney Post Office Box 9005 Bartow, Florida 33831-9005

Dear Mr. Jarret:

On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners of Polk County, you ask substantially the following question:

May the county expend county funds to pay the attorney's fees of a citizen who sued the county pursuant to section 163.3215, Florida Statutes, and prevailed?

According to your letter, a citizen sued the county in accordance with section 163.3215, Florida Statutes. That section provides in subsections (3) and (4) that

"(3) Any aggrieved or adversely affected party may maintain a de novo…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Stockman v. DownsSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Moakley v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  4. Speer v. OlsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  5. Young v. AltenhausSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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