Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co. v. Gross

If I were writing on a clean slate, I would dismiss this proceeding without reaching the merits because I do not believe the Florida Constitution gives district courts of appeal certiorari jurisdiction to review the merits of an order that simply grants a plaintiff permission to amend a complaint to allege punitive damages. See Simeon, Inc. v. Cox, 655 So.2d 156 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). Certiorari is an extraordinary writ derived from the common law, but now expressly authorized by article V, section 4(b)(3), of the Florida Constitution. In 1956 when the district courts were created as a…