Lauxmont Farms, Inc. v. Zentner

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Lauxmont Farms, Inc. v. Zentner

514 So. 2d 82, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2497, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10725

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedOctober 29, 1987

DocketNo. 87-3

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Lauxmont Farms, Inc. v. Zentner, 514 So. 2d 82, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2497, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10725 (Fla. Ct. App. 1987).

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DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a default judgment awarding unliquidated damages without trial. Although a default judgment can be entered to establish liability, a trial with proper notice is necessary to establish unliquidated damages. Bowman v. Kingsland Dev., Inc., 432 So.2d 660 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.440(c). The trial court’s award of unliquidated compensatory damages by a default judgment was therefore error. See Buffington v. Torcise, 504 So.2d 490 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Turner v. Allen, 389 So.2d 686 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980); B/G Amusements, Inc. v. Mystery Fun House, Inc., 381 So.2d 318 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). We find no error in regard to appellant’s other points on appeal.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED.

UPCHURCH, C.J., and SHARP, J., concur.

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DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a default judgment awarding unliquidated damages without trial. Although a default judgment can be entered to establish liability, a trial with proper notice is necessary to establish unliquidated damages. Bowman v. Kingsland Dev., Inc., 432 So.2d 660 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.440(c). The trial court’s award of unliquidated compensatory damages by a default judgment was therefore error. See Buffington v. Torcise, 504 So.2d 490 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Turner v. Allen, 389 So.2d 686 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980); B/G Amusements, Inc. v. Mystery Fun House, Inc., 381 So.2d 318 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). We find no error in regard to appellant’s other points on appeal.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED.

UPCHURCH, C.J., and SHARP, J., concur.

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