City of Oak Hill v. City of Edgewater

The City of Oak Hill seeks certiorari review of a circuit court order that found that the City of Edgewater had standing to file an annexation challenge. The issue is whether Edgewater had standing to join the annexation litigation and was thereby entitled to attorney’s fees as a prevailing party pursuant to section 171.08, Florida Statutes (2004). We hold that the circuit court misapplied the law in concluding that Edgewater was an “affected party” as defined under section 171.031(5). We grant certiorari and quash that portion of the final order that recognized Edgewater’s standing and right…