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Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Sidman

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 19, 2012No. 2D12-60PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America seeks certiorari review of the circuit court’s order denying its motion to dismiss an amended third-party complaint filed by Orline M. Sidman as plenary guardian of Phyllis Ann Kirkwood. We convert the petition to one seeking a writ of prohibition and grant the writ because the circuit court exceeded its jurisdiction when it allowed Sidman to proceed on the amended third-party complaint.

The proceedings below began in October 2008 when Culbreath Isles Property Owners Association, Inc. (the Association), filed a complaint…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Reeves v. Fleetwood Homes of Florida, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2004
  2. Fieselman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. State Ex Rel. American Home Ins. Co. v. SeayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. Trucap Grantor Trust 2010-1 v. PeltDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. City of St. Petersburg v. CIRCUIT COURT, ETC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ross v. Wells Fargo BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  2. Culbreath Isles Property Owners Ass'n v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2015
  3. Noimbie v. HarveyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. Bennett v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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