Legal Opinion

Martell v. Kurian

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 13, 1993No. Nos. 92-2340, 93-1499PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, Judge.

We reverse the summary final judgment as to three of the Appellees, Toepfer, Roberts, and Czocher, because of lack of circuit court subject matter jurisdiction. Following the entry of the April 22, 1992, Final Order Dismissing with Prejudice Counts I, II, III, and IV of Complaint, the amount in controversy as to each of those causes of action was below the jurisdictional limit; consequently, the action should have been transferred to County Court. Occidental Life Ins. Co. of Cal. v. Hernandez, 377 So.2d 808 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979); Emery v. Int’l Glass & Mfg. Inc., 249 So.2d 496 (Fla.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Emery v. International Glass & Mfg., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  2. State Ex Rel. City of West Palm Beach v. ChillingworthSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  3. PLANTATION GENERAL HOSP. v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Occidental Life Insurance v. HernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. EDWIN BEJARANO v. CITY OF HOLLYWOODDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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