Case Name: John P. MILLER, Jerry Lyman and Thomas Striegel, Appellants, v. ALLEN ENGINEERING, INC., a Florida Corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-05-16
Citations: 358 So. 2d 857
Docket Number: No. 76-2711
Parties: John P. MILLER, Jerry Lyman and Thomas Striegel, Appellants, v. ALLEN ENGINEERING, INC., a Florida Corporation, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY, C. J., and ANSTEAD and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 358
Pages: 857–858

Head Matter:
John P. MILLER, Jerry Lyman and Thomas Striegel, Appellants, v. ALLEN ENGINEERING, INC., a Florida Corporation, Appellee.
No. 76-2711.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 16, 1978.
William T. McCluan of Crofton, Holland, Starling, Harris & Severs, P. A., and Palmer W. Collins, Melbourne, for appellants.
Joe Teague Caruso and Curtis R. Mosley of Wolfe, Kirschenbaum, Caruso & Mosley, Cocoa Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court entered a judgment on the pleadings against the appellant, in which he determined among other things, that the basis of appellant's action was known to the appellant during the pendency of previous litigation between the parties, and hence, the action should have been filed as a counterclaim. A motion for judgment on the pleadings is predicated solely on the contents of the pleadings. The pleadings herein are not sufficient, in and of themselves, to support the trial court's determination. Accordingly, the judgment is hereby reversed with directions for further proceedings consistent herewith.
DOWNEY, C. J., and ANSTEAD and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.