Doane v. O'Donnell

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Doane v. O'Donnell

467 So. 2d 424, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 902, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 13357

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided April 10, 1985·No. No. 84-559·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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PER CURIAM.

The record in this case discloses: (1) an unrebutted showing of excusable neglect for failing to file a responsive pleading, (2) a meritorious defense and (3) the exercise of due diligence to set aside a default final judgment. Consequently, we reverse the trial court’s order denying appellant/defendant’s motion to set aside a default and final judgment on the authority of Edwards v. City of Fort Walton Beach, 271 So.2d 136 (Fla.1972); Broward County v. Perdue, 432 So.2d 742 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983); County National Bank v. Sheridan, Inc., 403 So.2d 502 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981).

ANSTEAD, C.J., and HURLEY, J., concur. LETTS, J., dissents with opinion.

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PER CURIAM.

The record in this case discloses: (1) an unrebutted showing of excusable neglect for failing to file a responsive pleading, (2) a meritorious defense and (3) the exercise of due diligence to set aside a default final judgment. Consequently, we reverse the trial court’s order denying appellant/defendant’s motion to set aside a default and final judgment on the authority of Edwards v. City of Fort Walton Beach, 271 So.2d 136 (Fla.1972); Broward County v. Perdue, 432 So.2d 742 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983); County National Bank v. Sheridan, Inc., 403 So.2d 502 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981).

ANSTEAD, C.J., and HURLEY, J., concur. LETTS, J., dissents with opinion.

Doane v. O'Donnell, 467 So. 2d 424, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 902, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 13357 (Fla. Ct. App. 1985).

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