THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,

v.

TRENT PITTMAN, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Seminole Cnty. v. Faye R. Chandrinos, 816 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …e recognized that in a proper case, the landowner may secure a fee for expert witnesses, even though the jury returns a zero verdict. Dep't of Transp. v. Jack’s Quick Cash, Inc., 748 So. 2d 1049, 1052 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999); Leeds v. City of Homestead, 407 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). . Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.390(c) provides that "[a]n expert or skilled witness whose deposition is taken shall be allowed a witness fee in such reasonable amount as the court may determine.” See Eppler v. Tarmac Am. In…
• Howard Johnson Co. v. Division of Administration, 450 So. 2d 328 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984)
  …the statute are predicated upon the effect the taking of an owner’s land for a right of way has upon such a business and not upon the effect the construction ... of a roadway has upon such business. Id. at 819. See also Leeds v. City of Homestead, 407 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981), and Division of Admin., State Dep’t of Transp. v. Hillsboro Ass’n, 286 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). Further, an owner sustains no enforceable claim for damages resulting from incidental impairment of rights to ingress and egre…
• Dep't OF Transp. v. Springs Land Invs. Ltd., 695 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997)
  …Fla.1983). Owners are entitled to expert witness fees, which go to the establishment of just compensation. Dade County v. Brigham, 47 So. 2d 602 (Fla.1950); Sarasota County v. Burdette, 524 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988); Leeds v. City of Homestead, 407 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). These costs are recoverable for the purpose of putting the landowner on an equal footing with the condemning authority. However, fees may not be awarded where appraisers or other experts are too numerous, or their charges improp…

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Authorities Cited

• Whitlock v. State, 404 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981)