STATE EX REL. McKENZIE v. WILLIS

No. 46242.

310 So.2d 1 (1975)

STATE of Florida ex rel. W. Guy McKENZIE et al., Relators, v. The Honorable Ben C. WILLIS, As Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, and the Honorable James A. Lenfestey, As Circuit Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Guy McKenzie, Jr., and Thomas F. Panebianco of Carswell, McKenzie, Dean & Owen, Tallahassee, for relators.

Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, Tampa, for respondents.


ERVIN, Justice.

We consider here two writs of prohibition that seek to restrain two circuit judges hereinafter referred to from exercising jurisdiction in two matters which Relators claim fall within the exclusive administrative jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission. Responses to the writs have been filed by the respondent Judges. Interested parties have briefed the questions involved and requested our prompt expedition of these proceedings which we...

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