If you had bothered to read the judge's order, you would have discovered that the numbers weren't made up by the prosecution but came from valuations done by professional appraisers, some of whom were hired by the Trump Organization.
Is it OK to falsely claim that a 10,996 square foot penthouse is really a 30,000 square foot one, resulting in an overvaluation between $114-207 million, especially after the discrepancy has been brought to your attention (see page 21 of Judge Engoron's order)? Or in Trump's world is the actual measure of a "foot" merely subjective?
How about overvaluing property by over 400% (page 22-23 of the order) or 700% (page 23) or even 2300% (page 26)?
You might not feel that way if you were a plaintiff who recovered a monetary judgment against someone. The purpose of an appeal bond is to insure that there's money to pay you if the appeal is unsuccessful (which might take years). It also protects you against the defendant's going bankrupt during the appeal process. In addition, it deters frivolous appeals.
Hardly. Under Florida law the easement is perpetual. Florida Statutes 704.06:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0704/Sections/0704.06.html
Incidentally, the easement was granted to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, not the local government.
We have long had death and taxes as the two standards of inevitability. But there are those who believe that death is the preferable of the two. "At least," as one man said, "there's one advantage about death; it doesn't get worse every time Congress meets."
Erwin N. Griswold
Taxes: Of life's two certainties, the only one for which you can get an automatic extension.
Anonymous
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