PALMER VENTURE, D/B/A PALMER RANCH, PETITIONER,
v.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, AS GOVERNING BODY OF SARASOTA COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT
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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's award of fees and costs for expert witnesses retained by landowners in an eminent domain proceeding, even when those experts did not testify at trial, provided their services were reasonable and necessary.
The court held that fees for an appraiser retained for a preliminary opinion and a land planner retained to evaluate alternate uses are compensable in an eminent domain case, even if they do not testify, as long as the services were reasonable and necessary.
Sarasota County initiated an eminent domain proceeding to widen Bee Ridge Road and appealed orders taxing fees and costs awarded to landowners, the Yo…
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PER CURIAM.
The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. As to count I of petitioner’s complaint filed in the circuit court, see Grady v. Lee County, 458 So. 2d 1211 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). As to count II of the same complaint, see section 163.3215(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1987).
RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and FRANK, JJ., concur.