W.A. Brown v. City of Tampa

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Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. 93,470 ____________ W. A. BROWN, as Trustee of the One Hundred Eleven on Hundred Thirteenth Street Trust, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF TAMPA, Respondent. [October 21, 1999] PER CURIAM. We initially accepted review of the opinion in City of Tampa v. Brown, 711 So. 2d 1188 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), based on alleged express and direct conflict with the opinion in Personal Representative of the Estate of Jacobson v. Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, 685 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). Upon further consideration, we find that jurisdiction was improvidently granted in this case. Accordingly, we hereby dismiss review of this cause. It is so ordered. HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE and QUINCE, JJ., concur. LEWIS, J., dissents. NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE PERMITTED. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal Direct Conflict Second District - Case No. 97-01376 (Hillsborough County) Jeff D. Jackson, Tampa, Florida, for Petitioner James D. Palermo, City Attorney, and Jorge I. Martin, Assistant City Attorney, Tampa, Florida, for Respondent Christine M. Beck, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Tampa, Florida, for Hillsborough County, Amicus Curiae James G. Yaeger, Lee County Attorney, and Patrick G. White, Assistant County Attorney, Fort Myers, Florida, for Lee County, Amicus Curiae -2-

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