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Bahama Groves Partners, Ltd. v. South Florida Growers Ass'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 2, 1986
498 So. 2d 471 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-1549.

September 2, 1986.

Writ of Certiorari to Circuit Court, Dade County; Frederick N. Barad, Judge.

Stephen Murty, Miami, for petitioners.

Quinton, Lummus, Dunwody Adams and James D. Adams, Miami, for respondent.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


The petition for a writ of certiorari to review an order of the trial court compelling the petitioners to produce for discovery records containing the names and addresses of petitioners' customers is granted and the order is quashed. Not only did the trial court erroneously fail to balance the petitioners' privilege as to these records against the respondent's need for them, but, since the discovery ordered relates only to respondent's damages, it would have been, and will be, appropriate for the trial court to consider other pending motions on the issue of liability, which, if resolved favorably to the petitioners, would conclude the litigation and obviate entirely the need for the ordered production.

Certiorari granted; order quashed.


Summaries of

Bahama Groves Partners, Ltd. v. South Florida Growers Ass'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 2, 1986
498 So. 2d 471 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Bahama Groves Partners, Ltd. v. South Florida Growers Ass'n

Case Details

Full title:BAHAMA GROVES PARTNERS, LTD., PARKER GROVES, LTD., AND AGRICULTURAL…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Sep 2, 1986

Citations

498 So. 2d 471 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)