STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. WOODS

No. 93-0730.

633 So.2d 94 (1994)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. Gayle A. WOODS, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thornton J. Williams, General Counsel, Gregory G. Costas, Asst. General Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellant.

John P. Tynan, Jupiter, for appellee Gayle A. Woods.


PER CURIAM.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals an order awarding costs for a consultant hired by the landowner in this eminent domain action. We reverse the award, finding the consultant's fee was not a proper cost.

The appellee-landowner hired the consultant to assist the landowner's attorney in selecting expert witnesses for the condemnation action, preparing them for trial, and informing trial counsel...

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