Jackson v. Barnett Dealer Financial Services, Inc.

842 So. 2d 283, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 5412, 2003 WL 1877702

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: April 16, 2003
• Docket: No. 3D01-1851
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Montero v. Compugraphic Corp., 531 So.2d 1034, 1036 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988) (stating that: “A litigant cannot, in the course of litigation, occupy inconsistent and contradictory positions. Rigg v. Vernell, 428 So.2d 668 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Federated Mut. Implement & Hardware Ins. Co. v. Griffin, 237 So.2d 38 (Fla. 1st DCA 1970), cert. denied, 240 So.2d 641 (Fla.1970).”). See also McCurdy v. J.C. Collis, 508 So.2d 380, 384 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987) (doctrine of estoppel against inconsistent positions provides that party who assumed certain position in legal proceeding may not thereafter assume contrary position).

GODERICH and GREEN, JJ., concur.