Forehand v. Walton County

In this case, petitioners unsuccessfully sought to disqualify the trial judge based upon his rulings adverse to petitioners, and his comments on his knowledge of rainstorms that had affected areas in the Florida Panhandle. We deny relief.

Petitioners sued Walton County, in part, for inverse condemnation and injunctive relief, alleging they suffered property damage caused by a county drainage project. By agreement of the parties, the liability phase of the inverse condemnation action and the claim for injunctive relief were to be decided by the trial judge. During the three-day trial,…