Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc. v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., Southern Greyhound Lines Division
Decision Date | 27 June 1968 |
Docket Number | No. 1719,1719 |
Citation | 212 So.2d 365 |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Parties | TAMIAMI TRAIL TOURS, INC., Appellant, v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., SOUTHERN GREYHOUND LINES DIVISION, a California corporation, Appellee. |
James E. Wharton and Bruce C. Starling of Akerman, Senterfitt, Eidson, Mesmer, Robbinson & Wharton, Orlando, for appellant.
John H. Wilbur and Wayne K. Ramsay of Milsam, Ramsay, Martin & Ade, Jacksonville, for appellee.
This is an interlocutory appeal directed toward an order granting a temporary injunction.
Plaintiff, Greyhound Lines, Inc., filed a complaint against Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc., seeking to prevent Tamiami from operating its bus service over that portion of the Sunshine State Turnpike between Fort Lauderdale and Yeehaw Junction.
Without framing the sophisticated issues that underlie, it is sufficient to note that the complaint alleged that Greyhound had certificated authority to operate over the Turnpike and that Tamiami did not; that Tamiami intended to initiate operations between West Palm Beach and Orlando over the Turnpike; and that Greyhound was thereby entitled to a temporary injunction restraining Tamiami.
After hearing, a temporary injunction was granted restraining Tamiami from use of the Turnpike between Fort Lauderdale and Yeehaw Junction. The order found that
We hold this finding to be erroneous and therefore reverse.
The general function of a temporary injunction is to preserve the status quo until full relief can be granted following a final hearing. 1 It is conceded by Greyhound that Tamiami has operated over the Turnpike between Fort Lauderdale and Orlando for some three years. Thus, the effect of the injunction was to disturb rather than preserve the status quo.
In order to support the granting of a temporary injunction it is also necessary for plaintiff to demonstrate irreparable injury; injury which cannot be redressed in a court of law. 2 Mere loss of business because of a competitor will not suffice. 3 Any loss Greyhound might suffer as a result of Tamiami's operation over the route in question could be easily documented by ticket sales and use, and damages...
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