Lahav Flooring & Fixtures, Inc. v. Flecher

571 So. 2d 551, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9738, 1990 WL 205893
District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided December 18, 1990·No. No. 90-1724·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Lahav Flooring and Fixtures, Inc., appeals a final judgment entered on a default for counsel’s failure to appear at a calendar call. Entry of a default judgment on liability is too severe a sanction for failure of counsel to appear at a call of the trial calendar. Beasley v. Girten, 61 So.2d 179 (Fla.1952).

Reversed and remanded for consideration of a lesser sanction.

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Lahav Flooring & Fixtures, Inc. v. Flecher, 571 So. 2d 551, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9738, 1990 WL 205893 (Fla. Ct. App. 1990).

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