Karr v. Palm Peterbilt-GMC Trucks, Inc.

I concur, albeit reluctantly, in the denial of the petition for certiorari review of the trial court’s order denying the motion to amend to add a party. I do so because of the supreme court’s decision in Martin-Johnson, Inc. v. Savage, 509 So.2d 1097 (Fla.1987). In that case, the court narrowed certiorari jurisdiction and in dicta directly commented that permitting certio-rari review of orders denying motions to join or dismiss parties would result in “unwarranted harm to our system of procedure.” Thus, if there is an adequate remedy on plenary appeal, petition for a writ of certiorari must…