Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Dade Cty. v. Tropical Park Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 17, 1971No. 70-1170PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDRY, Judge.
This is an appeal by Metropolitan Dade County from the entry of a summary final judgment in favor of Tropical Park, Inc. in a suit wherein Tropical challenged the correctness of the 1968 ad valorem tax assessment in the amount of $6,195,880.00 which the county placed upon its race track property. The trial judge by his summary final judgment determined that the fair market value of the subject property was $3,768,195.00. The court arrived at this determination of value by taking the following position: (1) the evidence established without conflict that the correct assessment of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Simpson v. MerrillSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Keith Investments, Inc. v. JamesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Metropolitan Dade County v. Tropical Park, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Homer v. Hialeah Race Course, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Hecht v. Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Container Corporation of America v. LongDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Culbertson v. Saga Development Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Miami Atlantic Development Corp. v. Tax Assessor, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1974
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tax Assessor, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1972
- Robbins v. YusemCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1991