Opinion
No. 94-248.
January 4, 1995.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County; Henry F. Martin, Judge.
Scott D. Makar and Dominic MacKenzie of Holland Knight, Jacksonville, for appellants.
Thomas F. McMorrow of Kent, Hayden, Facciolo McMorrow, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellee.
We have on review a final order of dismissal against 68 of 69 plaintiffs on the ground of misjoinder of parties.
While the trial court has wide discretion to control the docket in order to ensure economic and judicial efficiency (for instance, grouping or severing claims for trial or discovery purposes), we find that dismissal was not appropriate. See rule 1.250(a), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure; Alanco v. Bystrom, 544 So.2d 217 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), rev. denied, 553 So.2d 1164 (Fla. 1989).
The order of dismissal is, therefore, reversed.
WOLF, WEBSTER and MICKLE, JJ., concur.