C.P. Ward, Inc. v. Enterprise Building Corp.

497 So. 2d 700, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2340, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 10514
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedNovember 7, 1986
DocketNo. 86-1894
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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C.P. Ward, Inc. v. Enterprise Building Corp., 497 So. 2d 700, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2340, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 10514 (Fla. Ct. App. 1986).

Opinion

ON MOTION TO DISMISS

GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant, who was a defendant below, appeals the dismissal of his cross-claim for indemnity against appellee, a codefendant. Since the substance of the cross-claim arises out of the same circumstances underlying the plaintiffs action which is still pending, the appeal from the dismissal of the cross-claim is premature. Miami-Dade Water & Sewer v. Metropolitan Dade County, 469 So.2d 813 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), petition for review denied, 482 So.2d 349 (Fla.1986); Duffy v. Realty Growth Investors, 466 So.2d 257 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). We distinguish City of St. Petersburg v. Circuit Court, 422 So.2d 18 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982), because that case involved the ap-pealability of a dismissal of the plaintiffs primary complaint at a time when a cross-claim was still pending.

We dismiss the appeal without prejudice to raise the issues upon plenary appeal from the final judgment.

SCHOONOVER and HALL, JJ., concur.

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