Legal Opinion
Crowley Museum & Nature Center, Inc. v. Southwest Florida Water Management District
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 31, 2008No. 2D07-2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRINGER, Judge.
Crowley Museum and Nature Center, Inc. (“the Nature Center”), seeks review of the trial court’s order dismissing with prejudice the counts in the Nature Center’s complaint against the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Governing Board of the District (together “the District”). The dismissal was based on two findings: (1) the District enjoys sovereign immunity from all damages claims, and (2) the complaint failed to state a cause of action for an injunction. We conclude that both of these findings are erroneous and reverse.
The Nature Center is a nonprofit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Brumley v. DornerSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- State Road Dept. v. Newhall Drainage Dist.Supreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Mark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
- HILLSBOROUGH CTY. AV. AUTH. v. Taller & Cooper, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
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