Chalks Airlines, Inc. v. Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority

Chalks Airlines, Inc. sued the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority and the City of Miami for a declaration that Chalks was not in default of a lease, under which it rents waterfront property. The City and the Authority counterclaimed for the possession of the leased property. After six years of litigation, the trial court entered a thirteen-page judgment entitled “Order on Plaintiffs Motion for Final Summary Judgment and Defendant’s Counter Motion for Final Summary Judgment,” which is the subject of this appeal.

As a preliminary issue, the City and the Authority contend this court lacks…