INTERNATIONAL INS. CO. v. BALLON, 374 So.2d 647 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. 1979)

INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. FREDERICK E.M. BALLON ET AL., RESPONDENTS.

No. 79-1261.District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
August 29, 1979.

Petition for Common Law Certiorari and/or Prohibition to Circuit Court, Palm Beach County; Paul T. Douglas, Judge.

Lake Lytal, Jr. of Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney Searcy, West Palm Beach, Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, and Karon, Morrison Savikas, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for petitioner, International Ins. Co.

Richard A. Sherman of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Davant, Tutan O’Hara McCoy, Miami, for American Home Assurance Co.

Alex Hofrichter of Carey, Dwyer, Cole, Selwood Bernard, P.A., Miami, for Federal Ins. Co.

Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, and Magill, Sevier Reid, Palm Beach, for Palm Beach Towers.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Benedict P. Kuehne, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent, Paul T. Douglas.

PER CURIAM.

In this petition for certiorari, or alternatively for prohibition, petitioner seeks review of the trial court’s proposal to destroy certain notes taken by the jury. We are now advised that the notes are in the custody of the Circuit Court Clerk and have been placed under seal. Upon the representation that the notes will remain intact and be available for review in the event of a plenary appeal, we deny the petition.

CERTIORARI DENIED.

DOWNEY, C.J., and LETTS and MOORE, JJ., concur.

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