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Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Sams

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 31, 1973
281 So. 2d 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

Opinion

No. 73-178.

July 31, 1973.

Petition for review from the Circuit Court for Dade County, James W. Kehoe, J.

Nicholson, Howard, Brawner Lovett, and Robert A. Freyer, Miami, for appellant.

Marvin Kurzban, Miami, for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


Appellant defendant seeks review of the trial court's denial of its motion to dismiss this class action. We reverse.

Our disposition of this case makes consideration of appellant's second point unnecessary.

We have carefully considered the briefs, arguments of counsel and the record before us and must agree that the appellee has failed to sufficiently allege the necessary requisites of a bona fide class action. Port Royal, Inc. v. Convoy, Fla. App. 1963, 154 So.2d 734. Merely, "touching all the bases", so to speak, with general allegations is an insufficient foundation for a true class action. See, Hendler v. Rogers House Condominium, Inc., Fla. App. 1970, 234 So.2d 128, and cases cited therein. Moreover, it is the responsibility of the plaintiff to provide to the court any documents upon which his alleged cause of action is based. R.C.P. 1.130, 30 F.S.A. Accordingly, the order of the trial court denying appellant's motion to dismiss is reversed with directions for the trial court to dismiss appellee's complaint without prejudice to the filing of an amended complaint.

Reversed and remanded with directions.


Summaries of

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Sams

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 31, 1973
281 So. 2d 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)
Case details for

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. v. Sams

Case Details

Full title:WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. HILDRED…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 31, 1973

Citations

281 So. 2d 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

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