Legal Opinion
Carmen Felicita Arrieta-Gimenez, Etc. v. Alberto Arrieta-Negron
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 18, 1988No. 88-1085PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The resolution of this case depends on the answer to two questions of Florida law on which we have been unable to find controlling precedent from the courts of Florida. These questions concern 1) the constitutionality under the “access to the courts” provision of the Florida constitution of Fla. Stat. § 95.031(2) (1987) as applied to fraud; and 2) the res judicata effect of a consent judgment which is attacked more than one year later on the ground of fraud. Accordingly, we certify two questions to the Supreme Court of Florida. In the present opinion, which will…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kluger v. WhiteSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
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