Magnus v. Century Village, Inc.

This is a petition for common law certiorari seeking to review an order entered by the Circuit Court sitting in its appellate capacity. Review by certiorari in such circumstances requires more than a demonstration of mere error. Griffin v. State, 367 So.2d 736 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). Therein, this court quoted Kennington v. Gillman, 284 So.2d 405 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973), as follows:

It is only when a judgment has been rendered in the absence of any competent evidence to support the judgment or material fundamental errors in applying the law that such a departure from the essential requirement of law…