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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0341 ; 'k i ~ 35so5z ` IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINE-~ ; TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA~, IN AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY. i ; ~ ~ ~ Case No. 73-426 CA ' i : CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE . - ~ ; COMPANY, , ~ . ; . ; t Plaintiff, , - ~ ~ . ~ vs. ; ~ ; JONN C. PADEN, d/b/a PADEN . k PLUMBING COMPANY, et al., . ~ Defendants. . ; i ~ . ; j ; O R D E R ' i ~ This cause came on for hearing on the motion of the j T ' ~ Defendant, JOHN F. NIXON, to amend and supplement his pleadings } ~ ~ and add additional parties. The Court has considered this motionf - i as_well as the oral motion of the Defendant, John F. Nixon, at ' ~ ~ the hearing to substitute for the Third-Party Complaint that was ; ~ ~ attached to his motion a revised pleading which, among other things, will add S& P Company (formerly Shamrock Vil~age, Ltd.) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ` as an additional third-party defendant and incorporate addi- ; ; ~ ' ~ ~ . tional allegations authorizing substituted service of process on E i ~ ~ i ~ the third-party defendants, they being non-residents of Florida ~ and having no resident agents or officers in Florida. At the ~ j hearing, no objection was made to the motion or substitution. It` appears to the Court that tt?e proposed amended and supplemental pleadings are appropriate and that the third-party defendants may ; be liable to the Defendant, John F. Nixon, for all or part of the - ! ~ - claim asserted by the plaintiff as well as for damages in excess ~ i of $2,500 that arise out of the same transaction or occurrence ~ ~ that is the subject matter of the original action. And the Court, j . being otherwise advised, upon consideration thereof, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) That the motion by the Defendant, John F. Nixon, to amend and supplement his pleadings and add additional parties, as well as his oral-motion to substitute a revised third-party com- plaint for the third-party complaint that was attached to his motion, are hereby granted; ' 600M~~ Y~E ~~7 ~ ~ ~ Smith, Heath 8 Smith, Attorneys At Law, P. O. Box 1030, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 ~ ~ - , . _ _ . . _ _