Legal Opinion
County of Brevard v. Miorelli Engineering, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 28, 1996No. 95-2772PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAUKSCH, Judge.
Brevard County appeals a non-final order denying in part its motion for summary judgment. Generally, an order denying a motion for summary judgment is not appealable. However, the county in its motion raised the affirmative defense of sovereign immunity, and this appeal involves that issue. See Department of Transp. v. Wallis, 659 So.2d 429 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).
On January 5, 1993, Miorelli Engineering (“MEI”) contracted with Brevard County to construct a spring training facility for the Florida Marlins. It was agreed the project would be built within a specified time period. MEI…
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