Jellen v. District Court of Appeal, Third District

OVERTON, Justice.

The petitioners, Hazel S. Jellen and Jane Jellen, petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Third District Court of Appeal to reinstate their appeal, which petitioners allege was improperly dismissed. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(8), Fla. Const.

In February, 1985, the respondent Abrams & Abrams, P.A., sued petitioners in Dade County. Petitioner Hazel Jellen, an Alachua County resident, and petitioner Jane Jellen, a Broward County resident, each filed a motion to dismiss for improper venue. In an order dated March 26, 1985, the trial court denied both…