Opinion
No. 2D11–1817.
2012-06-15
Cedar HAMES and Nora H. Scholin, Appellants/Cross–Appellees, v. The SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, Appellee/Cross–Appellant.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County, Edward Nicholas, Judge. David Smolker and Jay J. Bartlett of Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A., Tampa, for Appellants/Cross–Appellees. Laura Jacobs Donaldson, General Counsel, and Joseph J. Ward, Assistant General Counsel of Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville, and Dominick J. Graziano of Bush Graziano & Rice, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee/Cross–Appellant.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County, Edward Nicholas, Judge.
David Smolker and Jay J. Bartlett of Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A., Tampa, for Appellants/Cross–Appellees. Laura Jacobs Donaldson, General Counsel, and Joseph J. Ward, Assistant General Counsel of Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville, and Dominick J. Graziano of Bush Graziano & Rice, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee/Cross–Appellant.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. CRENSHAW and MORRIS, JJ., Concur.
NORTHCUTT, Judge, Specially concurring.
I join in the panel's decision to affirm, and I write separately to commend the trial judge for his deft handling of this complex case and for his thoughtful final judgment, which aided our review.