Spieles v. Snyder

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Spieles v. Snyder

906 So. 2d 352, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 10811, 2005 WL 1630769

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided July 13, 2005·No. No. 4D04-671·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Brian Spieles and Michael Spieles, timely appeal from a Final Judgment for damages entered against them after default on liability was entered as a sanction for their failure to appear for the commencement of a scheduled jury trial. The appellants demonstrated excusable neglect and a meritorious defense. We therefore reverse and remand for a new trial. See Giron v. Fairways of Sunrise Homeowners’ Ass’n, Inc., 903 So.2d 1008 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

STEVENSON, C.J., TAYLOR and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

Brian Spieles and Michael Spieles, timely appeal from a Final Judgment for damages entered against them after default on liability was entered as a sanction for their failure to appear for the commencement of a scheduled jury trial. The appellants demonstrated excusable neglect and a meritorious defense. We therefore reverse and remand for a new trial. See Giron v. Fairways of Sunrise Homeowners’ Ass’n, Inc., 903 So.2d 1008 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

STEVENSON, C.J., TAYLOR and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

Spieles v. Snyder, 906 So. 2d 352, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 10811, 2005 WL 1630769 (Fla. Ct. App. 2005).

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