Knight v. Global Contact Lens, Inc.

Knight was the landlord and Global Contact Lens, Inc. the tenant of certain business premises. The landlord sought to remove the tenant under §§ 83.21 and 83.251, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., by an action filed in the Dade County Civil Court of Record. The tenant counterclaimed for damages at law. Thereafter, the tenant filed suit in the Circuit Court of Dade County asking for two forms of equitable relief, to-wit: a declaration of the rights between the two parties; and also, an injunction restraining the landlord from prosecuting his action in the Civil Court of Record.

The Circuit Court granted a…