Recent Case Law
Separate Claims Cannot Be Added For Jurisictional Purposes
By Patrick Russell, Esq.
Jun 30, 2004 - 4:36:00 PM

Bowers v. Parrish, 1D01-3810 (Fla. 1DCA 2003), opinion filed May 6, 2003

Separate and distinct claims, even if against the same party, cannot be aggregated in order to meet the jurisdictional threshold of the circuit court.  Rather than dismissal, the action should be transferred to the County Court.

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