MICHAEL W. SKOP, APPELLANT,
v.
P3 GROUP, L.L.C., AND HYPOWER, INC., APPELLEES
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The court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the trial court's order dismissing plaintiff's complaint was not final and appealable where the claims were inextricably intertwined with pending counterclaims.
An order dismissing a plaintiff's complaint is not a final, appealable order when the claims are inextricably intertwined with pending counterclaims.
[1] An order dismissing a complaint is not final and appealable when the dismissed claims are inextricably intertwined with pending counterclaims by the defendant.
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The appellant, Michael W. Skop (“Skop”), filed a second amended complaint against the appellees, P3 Group, L.L.C. (“P3 Group”), and its guarantor, Hypower, Inc., asserting claims for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation, and seeking to retain earnest money deposits and to obtain amounts purportedly due under an Agreement and Assignment. P3 Group counterclaimed, asserting claims for rescission, conversion, declaratory relief, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty. Skop seeks review of the trial court’s order dismissing his second amended complaint. Because we find that the trial court’s order was not a final, appealable order, the appeal is dismissed.
A review of the record reveals that the claims asserted in Skop’s second amended complaint are inextricably intertwined with P3 Group’s pending counterclaims. As such, appellate review of the order, under this circumstance, is premature. See S.L.T. Warehouse Co. v. Webb, 304 So.2d 97 (Fla.1974); Arthur v. Smith, 8 So.3d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009); Marinich v. Special Edition Custom Homes, LLC, 1 So.3d 1197 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009); Belle Isle Assocs., Inc. v. Nine Island Ave. Condo. Ass’n, 990 So.2d 1176 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). Accordingly, we grant the appellees’ motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The dismissal, however, is without prejudice to any party’s later appeal from a final, appealable order.
Appeal dismissed.
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Authorities Cited
- S. L. T. Warehouse Co. v. Wilmott Webb, 304 So. 2d 97 (Fla. 1974)
- Marinich v. Special Edition Custom Homes, LLC, 1 So. 3d 1197 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
- M.U. v. State, 990 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
- Williams v. State, 8 So. 3d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
- Arthur v. Smith, 8 So. 3d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)