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Galencare v. Blanton

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 29, 1994
636 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 93-02409.

April 29, 1994.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Richard A. Lazzara, J.

Edward M. Waller, Jr., Charles Wachter and Elizabeth A. Boland, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Herbert T. Schwartz, Cabaniss, Burke Wagner, P.A., Orlando, Richard G. Collins, Delray Beach, and Stephen A. Scott, Gainesville, for appellees.


Galencare contends that the individual plaintiffs, Blanton, Pimental, and the persons represented by them in the action initiated pursuant to rule 1.220 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, are not permitted to conjoin their claims in order to cross the circuit court's dollar threshold jurisdiction. We reject the argument, affirm the trial court, and align ourselves with the Fifth District Court of Appeal. In Galen of Florida, Inc. v. Arscott, 629 So.2d 856 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993), the Fifth District held that the circuit court's dollar jurisdiction may be satisfied by aggregating the value of each plaintiff's claim. In so doing we certify that our decision conflicts with that of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Plantation General Hospital Ltd. Partnership v. Johnson, 621 So.2d 551 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), review granted, 630 So.2d 1100 (Fla. 1993), and NME Hospitals, Inc. v. Johnson, 621 So.2d 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993), review granted, 630 So.2d 1100 (Fla. 1993).

Affirmed.

SCHOONOVER and BLUE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Galencare v. Blanton

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 29, 1994
636 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Galencare v. Blanton

Case Details

Full title:GALENCARE, INC., F/K/A HUMHOSCO, INC., D/B/A BRANDON HOSPITAL, APPELLANT…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 29, 1994

Citations

636 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

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