5D01-3001 Seminole Co. v. Grace Properties

State: Florida

Court: Florida Fifth District Court

Docket No: 5D01-3001

Case Date: 07/29/2002

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 2002

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D01-3001 GRACE PROPERTIES NO. 7, LTD., ET AL., Appellees. / Opinion filed August 2, 2002 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Debra S. Nelson, Judge. Robert A. McMillan, County Attorney, Henry M. Brown and Herbert S. Zischkau, III, Assistant County Attorneys, Sanford, for Appellant. Douglas C. Spears of Stump, Storey & Callahan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees. PER CURIAM. Seminole County appeals the award of fees to two landowner's appraisers in an eminent domain action and the admission of testimony by those appraisers. The County alleges that the appraisers were hired under a contingent fee contract in violation of section 475.628, Florida Statutes (2001). This court has previously determined that a similar type of contractual arrangement between a landowner and an appraiser in a like situation did not constitute a prohibited contingent fee arrangement. See Seminole County v. Chandrinos, 27 Fla. L. Weekly D1278

(Fla. 5th DCA May 31, 2002). We find no error in the remaining issues raised by the County. AFFIRMED.

HARRIS, PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.

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