COHN v. WORLD CASINO TOURS, INC.

No. 79-296.

372 So.2d 214 (1979)

Bennett S. COHN, Petitioner, v. WORLD CASINO TOURS, INC., a Florida Corporation and Ivan Stephens, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart A. Young and Frank B. Kessler, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Burns & Aronovitz and Jeffrey W. Samek, Miami Beach, for respondents.

Before PEARSON, KEHOE and SCHWARTZ, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The trial judge erroneously transferred the action below to the county court because of the alleged absence of the jurisdictional amount, despite unresolved claims in the complaint to $1,200 in compensatory damages and punitive damages in excess of $50,000 based on allegations that the defendants were guilty of fraud and extortion. Certiorari is therefore granted and the order of transfer under review is quashed on the authority of Stabinski v. Windjammer...

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