Daniel T. Kusic, P.A. v. Barnett Banks, Inc.
Daniel T. Kusic, P.A. v. Barnett Banks, Inc.
Opinion of the Court
Petitioners seek review of the circuit court’s order bifurcating the issues in three pending circuit court cases. The same order declared that the issue of whether a joint venture existed would be tried nonjury.
Daniel T. Kusic, P.A., sued Barnett Banks, Inc. (Barnett Bank) for breach of a written contract for legal services entered into between the law firm and JBS, Ltd. The two-count complaint alleged that Barnett Bank was liable for damages in its capacity as a partner of JBS, Ltd. The complaint sought damages based on theories of breach of a written contract and account stated. Harbour Towne Proper
Barnett Bank concedes that the trial court erred in requiring a nonjury determination of the issue of the existence of the joint venture between JBS, Ltd. and Barnett Bank. Both circuit court cases are legal claims seeking damages. Accordingly, we grant the petition for writ of certio-rari and quash that portion of the trial court’s order bifurcating the issues and requiring a nonjury trial on the issue of the existence of a joint venture.
. The same order is the subject of another pending petition for writ of certiorari in Hovis v. Barnett Bank of Southwest Florida, Case No. 91-02487. The circuit court order was entered in all three pending circuit court cases.
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