Legal Opinion

Ross v. Barnett

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 23, 1983No. 83-1522PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

We grant the petition for certiorari which seeks review of an order of the Circuit Court transferring Count II of the complaint to the County Court upon the ground that the amount in controversy was less than $5,000, the jurisdictional requisite for the Circuit Court to hear the matter. We quash the order of transfer upon a holding that it cannot be concluded from the record now before us that the amount in controversy is indisputably less than $5,000 or that the allegations of Count II claiming entitlement to an amount in excess of $5,000 were not made in good faith. See Norris v. Southern…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Norris v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  2. Thibadeau v. Santini Bros., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Soler v. Independent Fire Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. HILTON CURTIS and CORA WILLIAMS v. CENTAURI SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020
  3. Pollack v. Three Horizons North Condominium, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. SHERRI DIAMOND v. ELVIS TOWING, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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