State Board of Regents v. Forsythe

BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is here on appeal from the order of the judicial referee of a medical mediation panel, denying motions for change of venue. The order sought to be reviewed is, in pertinent part, as follows:

“Upon consideration of said motions in the light of the opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida in Simons (sic) v. Faust, 358 So.2d 1359 [1358] (Fla.1978), the undersigned finds that he has no authority as judicial referee to rule on the legal question concerning venue as presented by said motions and thus declines to consider same on their merits. . . . ”

We reverse. In Largen v.…