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Cephas v. Letzter

Supreme Court of Florida
Mar 27, 2003
843 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 2003)

Opinion

No. SC01-374.

Opinion filed March 27, 2003.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance Fourth District — Case Nos. 4D99-2182 4D99-2529 (Palm Beach County)

Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain Williams, LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida; and Joel S. Perwin of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin Perwin, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Petitioner

Michael D. Burt of Stephens, Lynn, Klein, La Cava, Hoffman Puya, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida; and Mark Hicks and Dinah S. Stein of Hicks, Anderson Kneale, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Respondents

Jeff Tomberg, J.D., P.A., Boynton Beach, Florida, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae


We originally accepted jurisdiction to review Letzter v. Cephas, 792 So.2d 481 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001), pursuant to article V, section 3(b)( 4), of the Florida Constitution. After further consideration, we have determined that jurisdiction was improvidently granted. Accordingly, this case is hereby dismissed.

It is so ordered.

WELLS and CANTERO, JJ., and SHAW and HARDING, Senior Justices, concur.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ., dissent.

NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ALLOWED.


Summaries of

Cephas v. Letzter

Supreme Court of Florida
Mar 27, 2003
843 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 2003)
Case details for

Cephas v. Letzter

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH CEPHAS, Petitioner, v. MARK J. LETZTER, M.D., et al., Respondents

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Mar 27, 2003

Citations

843 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 2003)

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