FLORIDA GAS COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT,
v.
ARKLA AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ARKLA INDUSTRIES, INC., A CORPORATION, APPELLEE
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The court held that the third party complaint failed to state a cause of action and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying further amendment.
Florida Gas Company was sued by Lockwood Marks, Inc. for breach of contract and negligence regarding an air conditioning system. Florida Gas attempted…
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Appellant, Florida Gas Company, appeals from a final order dismissing its third amended third party complaint upon the grounds that same failed to state a cause of action.
Lockwood Marks, Inc. instituted this action against Florida Gas, alleging breach of contract in the design and installation of an air conditioning system in an apartment complex. Particular allegations by Lockwood are: the system continuously broke down; improper design; expansion couplings not installed; faulty thermostat; chiller units defective; and breaks in hose connections. An additional count alleging negligence on the part of Florida Gas is set out in the complaint.
Florida Gas sought to join Arkla Air Conditioning Company, the manufacturer of the air conditioning units, as a third party defendant by generally alleging that it had manufactured the equipment complained of and had assisted in the design of the system. No specific duty on the part of Arkla to Florida Gas is alleged. At most, it might be theorized that Florida Gas is seeking to recover from Arkla upon the doctrine of implied warranty. A cause of action for a third party complaint has not been stated.
The second point posed by Florida Gas is that the trial court abused its discretion in not permitting it one more opportunity to state a cause of action. “Three strikes are out” in a baseball game; Florida Gas has been at bat four times. Under the most liberal construction of our modern rules, we hold that ample opportunity has been proffered to appellant.
Affirmed.
SPECTOR, C. J., and RAWLS and CARROLL, DONALD K., JJ., concur.
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