MASSEY SERVICES, INC. v. BROWN

No. 5D01-2364.

801 So.2d 307 (2001)

MASSEY SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. Kevin B. BROWN, et al., Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg D. Crosslin and John S. Plummerof Crosslin, Slaten & O'Conner, P.C., Montgomery, AL, for Petitioner.

Jack A. Kirschenbaum and Alec D. Russell of Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A., Melbourne, for Respondents.


PALMER, J.

Massey Services petitions for certiorari review of the trial court's order permitting Kevin and Abby Brown to amend their complaint in order to add a punitive damage claim. Finding that the trial court complied with the procedural requirements for adding a punitive damage claim, we deny the petition.

Before a party can assert a claim for punitive damages, the trial court must determine that a reasonable basis for the claim exists. See §...

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