CITY OF FREEPORT v. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK

No. 1D12-3415.

108 So.3d 684 (2013)

CITY OF FREEPORT, Florida, Petitioner, v. BEACH COMMUNITY BANK, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott J. Seagle and Gwendolyn P. Adkins , of Coppins, Monroe, Adkins & Dincman, P.A., Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Steven B. Bauman and Jeffrey L. Burns , of Anchors, Smith, Grimsley, Ft. Walton Beach, for Respondent.


RAY, J.

City of Freeport, Florida (the "City") petitions for a writ of certiorari to review a non-final order denying the City's motion to dismiss a negligence action brought against it in circuit court by Beach Community Bank (the "Bank"). Because we conclude that the City has sovereign immunity from suit, we grant the petition.

I. Factual Allegations

In March 2006, the City issued a development order to Riverwalk Freeport, LLC, a developer...

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