Knight v. Edwards, 72--1225

Decision Date25 April 1973
Docket NumberNo. 72--1225,72--1225
CitationKnight v. Edwards, 276 So.2d 499 (Fla. App. 1973)
PartiesFrank KNIGHT, Petitioner, v. Norman EDWARDS, Respondent.
CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals

Rollo E. Karkeet, Miami, for petitioner.

Sherman A. Katz, Koenig & Katz, Hollywood, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner was aggrieved by an interlucotory decision in a civil action such as was formally cognizable in equity and brought his petition for writ of certiorari under Rule 4.5(c), Florida Appellate Rules, 32 F.S.A.Petitioner misconceived his appellate remedy, the proper answer being an interlocutory appeal, under Rule 4.2, Florida Appellate Rules.We are not permitted to transpose and treat his petition as an appeal.Bartow Growers Processing Corp. v. Florida Growers Processing Cooperative, Fla.1954, 71 So.2d 165;Schneider v. Manheimer, Fla.App.1964, 170 So.2d 75.Sapp v. La Violette, Fla.App.1970, 242 So.2d 483.See generallyFlorida Civil Practice After Trial, § 17.17, et seq.

Dismissed.

REED, C.J., and WALDEN and MAGER, JJ., concur.

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1 cases
  • Roper v. Roper
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • July 30, 1976
    ...We have in the past held that improvidently filed petition for certiorari could not be treated as an appeal. Knight v. Edwards, 276 So.2d 499 (4th DCA Fla.1973). However, the Supreme Court has subsequently held that an improvidently filed petition for certiorari may be treated as an appeal.......