District Court of Appeal of Florida
Bd. of Trs. of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida v. Harvey W. Seeds Post No. 29, 3d06-2052
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Denial of motion to transfer venue in a case concerning entitlement to a fund held in escrow under conditions of appellant's 1966 deed of state property to appellee is reversed where: 1) appellant is a state agency; 2) a state agency may be sued only at its headquarters; and 3) none of the recognized exceptions to that rule apply here.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/13/2006
- Published 12/13/2006
Judges
- SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge., Before COPE, C.J., and GREEN, J., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gary L. Heiser, Senior Attorney, and Teresa L. Mussetto, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- McDonald & McDonald and Patrick G. McDonald, Miami, for appellee.