CITY OF LIVE OAK v. TOWNSEND

Nos. 89-148, 89-621.

567 So.2d 926 (1990)

The CITY OF LIVE OAK, Florida, Appellant, v. Arlie K. TOWNSEND and Rossie Townsend, His Wife, and Robert J. Sparks and Irma M. Sparks, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Sellers and James W. Prevatt, Jr., of Airth, Sellers, Lewis, Decker & Prevatt, Live Oak, for appellant.

William L. Coalson, Jacksonville, for appellee/Townsend.

William J. Haley and Bruce G. Duncan, of Brannon, Brown, Haley, Robinson & Cole, P.A., Lake City, for appellee/Sparks.


MINER, Judge.

Among the issues presented for our review in this consolidated appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's challenges for cause directed to certain prospective jurors in an eminent domain proceeding. Finding such an abuse of discretion, we reverse on this issue without reaching the other questions raised.

During voir dire examination, the attorney for the condemning authority, City of Live Oak, asked...

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