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Dade County Property Appraiser v. Lisboa

Citations: 737 So. 2d 1078; 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 382; 1999 Fla. LEXIS 1181Docket: No. 92,628

Court: Supreme Court of Florida; July 8, 1999; Florida; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

Jurisdiction was initially accepted to review the decision in *Lisboa v. Dade County Property Appraiser*, which presented a question deemed of great public importance. Upon further examination, the court determined that the legal question did not involve a matter of significant public concern but rather addressed a narrow issue with unique facts. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition, stating that jurisdiction was improvidently granted. The ruling was supported by Chief Justice Harding and Justices Shaw, Wells, Anstead, and Pariente, while Senior Justice Overton dissented, providing an opinion.

Legal Issues Addressed

Dismissal of Petition for Jurisdiction

Application: The court dismissed the petition for jurisdiction upon realizing that the initial acceptance was based on an erroneous assessment of the question's public importance.

Reasoning: Consequently, the court dismissed the petition, stating that jurisdiction was improvidently granted.

Jurisdictional Review Standards

Application: The court holds that jurisdiction should not be maintained when the legal question does not involve significant public concern, but instead pertains to a narrow issue with unique facts.

Reasoning: Upon further examination, the court determined that the legal question did not involve a matter of significant public concern but rather addressed a narrow issue with unique facts.