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CITY OF SARASOTA v. MIKOS

No. 53658.

374 So.2d 458 (1979)

CITY OF SARASOTA, Florida, a Municipal Corporation, Appellant, v. John W. MIKOS, As Property Appraiser for Sarasota County, Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Hereford, of Strode, Hereford & Taylor, Sarasota, for appellant.

John C. Dent, Jr., of Dent & Pflugner, Sarasota, for appellee.

Ralph A. Marsicano, Gen. Counsel, Tampa, and Claude L. Mullis, Staff Atty., Tallahassee, for Florida League of Cities, Inc., amicus curiae.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Maxie Broome, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for State of Florida Department of Revenue, amicus curiae.

OVERTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of a circuit court construing article VII, section 3(a), Florida Constitution, and holding that vacant property owned by the City of Sarasota was not exempt from county ad valorem taxation. We have jurisdiction1 and reverse.

If the holding of the trial court were allowed to stand and were implemented statewide, it would have a substantial effect on the taxing structure of...

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