Danieli Corp. v. Russo
Danieli Corp. v. Russo
Concurring in Part
(concurring in part and dissenting in part) :
I concur in the denial of certiorari as to Petitioners Danieli Corporation and Dan-ieli Marketing. I dissent as concerns granting certiorari to Petitioner Martino. It is my view that from the pleadings the discovery of her income tax return is altogether relevant and legally proper.
Thus, I would deny certiorari as to all petitioners.
Opinion of the Court
Petitioners, Danieli Corporation, Danieli Marketing and June Martino, have filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of an order denying protective relief and requiring production of income tax returns and other financial data.
A review of the proceedings reveals that except as to petitioner Martino, all of the points raised in petitioners’ brief deal with objections never presented to or ruled upon by the trial court; under these circumstances it cannot be said that petitioner has demonstrated his entitlement to extraordinary relief by certiorari. See 2 Fla.Jur., Appeals, § 82; 5 Fla.Jur., Certiorari, § 26; Dairyland Insurance Company v. McKenzie, 251 So.2d 887 (Fla.App. 1st 1971). However, with respect to petitioner Martino the production of her income tax returns is irrelevant to any of the issues framed in the complaint and the required production thereof constituted a departure from the essential requirements of law.
Accordingly, certiorari is denied as to petitioners Danieli Corporation and Dani-eli Marketing.
. The complaint seeks damages for an alleged breach of contract by the corporate petitioners and seeks compensatory and punitive damages against all petitioners for the alleged willful misrepresentation as to the financial stability of the corporate petitioners. The discovery of the personal income tax return of petitioner Martino has no relevancy whatsoever to these issues.
. Petitioners were not represented by the present counsel on appeal.
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