Case Name: BONDED RENTAL AGENCY, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1966-11-22
Citations: 192 So. 2d 305
Docket Number: No. 66-370
Parties: BONDED RENTAL AGENCY, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation, Appellee.
Judges: Before PEARSON, CARROLL and BARKDULL, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 192
Pages: 305–307

Head Matter:
BONDED RENTAL AGENCY, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. The CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation, Appellee.
No. 66-370.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
Nov. 22, 1966.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 20, 1966.
Williams, Salomon & Kenney, Brigham, Smith & Forbes, Miami, for appellant.
Richard B. Stone, City Atty., and S. R. Sterbenz, Asst. City Atty., for appellee.
Before PEARSON, CARROLL and BARKDULL, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A property owner sued the appellee City, to determine whether or not lie 'was operating a business within the purview of a licensing ordinance and to enjoin the City's attempts to enforce said ordinance. The complaint alleged that a rental collection agency, appellant, was operating and managing the property.
Upon motion by the City, the chancellor entered an order joining the appellant as a party defendant. The appellant instituted this interlocutory appeal and assigns as error the entry of said order.
The joinder of parties in equity is largely a matter of discretion. Milton v. City of Marianna, 107 Fla. 251, 144 So. 400, 402 (1932). No abuse of discretion has been shown.
Affirmed.