Smith v. CITY OF FT. MYERS, 2D04-3720.
Decision Date | 06 April 2005 |
Docket Number | No. 2D04-3720.,2D04-3720. |
Citation | 898 So.2d 1177 |
Parties | Earl SMITH, Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT MYERS and Lee County, Appellees. |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Steven Carta of Simpson, Henderson, Carta & Randolph, Fort Myers, for Appellant.
Harold N. Hume, Jr. and J. Matthew Belcastro of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, Fort Myers, for Appellee City of Fort Myers.
Robert W. Gray, Lee County Attorney, and Thomas L. Wright, Assistant County Attorney, Fort Myers, for Appellee Lee County.
Earl Smith appeals a final order dismissing his amended complaint against the City of Fort Myers and Lee County with prejudice. Smith's complaint sought a declaratory decree that the City's approval of the transfer of certain property to the County violated both section 163.380, Florida Statutes (2003), and the City Code of the City of Fort Myers. We conclude that the trial court erred in dismissing the amended complaint with prejudice and reverse.
A trial court must accept a plaintiff's allegations as true and in a light most favorable to the plaintiff when ruling on a defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. Lutz Lake Fern Rd. Neighborhood Groups, Inc. v. Hillsborough County, 779 So.2d 380, 383 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000). Furthermore, this court must accept the facts alleged in a complaint as true when reviewing such order on a motion to dismiss. Id. The standard of review is de novo. Id.
(Citations omitted).
Here, the complaint met these requirements. Smith alleged that a dispute existed between Smith and the City regarding whether the City complied with the notice...
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