Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2002

Atlantic Exterminating of North Florida, Inc. v. Alvarez

Atlantic Exterminating of North Florida, Inc. v. Alvarez
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 7, 2002 · Booth, Kahn, Miner
815 So. 2d 754; 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 6113; 2002 WL 857343 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Atlantic Exterminating of North Florida, Inc. v. Alvarez

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Atlantic Exterminating of North Florida, Inc., seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s denial of its motion to strike a claim for punitive damages. We have jurisdiction, grant the writ, quash the order below, and remand with instructions to strike the claim for punitive damages. See Simeon, Inc. v. Cox, 671 So.2d 158 (Fla. 1996); WFTV, Inc. v. Hinn, 705 So.2d 1010 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998); section 768.72, Fla. Stat. (2000).

BOOTH, MINER and KAHN, JJ., concur.

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