Ruppert v. RBC Centura Bank

We reverse the partial summary judgment of foreclosure of an equitable lien. On remand, we direct the trial court to first resolve the issues raised by the Rup-perts in their affirmative defenses before entering judgment.

We note that generally this court will not accept jurisdiction over “piecemeal appeals.” See Flinn v. Flinn, 68 So.3d 424, 425 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) (dismissing appeal when party appealed the resolution of one count of a multi-count complaint, and the appealed count was interrelated with the pending counts). We review the summary judgment in this case because it may not be…