School Bd., Collier Cty. v. Fletcher

Full title: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. FLETCHER…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 21, 1988

541 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 88-2537.

December 21, 1988.

Appeal from nonfinal order of the Circuit Court for Collier County; Charles T. Carlton, Judge.

Thomas W. Franchino of Siesky and Lehman, P.A., Naples, for appellant.

Richard A. Nielsen of Salem, Saxon Nielson, P.A., Tampa, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We agree with appellant's contention that the appellee's actions constitute a waiver of its right to arbitration. See, e.g., Seville Condominium # 1, Inc. v. Clearwater Development Corp., 340 So.2d 1243 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977), cert. denied, 348 So.2d 945 (Fla. 1977); Ojus Industries, Inc. v. Mann, 221 So.2d 780 (Fla. 3d DCA 1969).

Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court's order referring the case for arbitration and abating the action and remand for further proceedings.

SCHEB, A.C.J., and DANAHY and HALL, JJ., concur.