Legal Opinion
DeLuca v. Harriman
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 8, 1981No. 80-1757PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHEB, Chief Judge.
Maria DeLuca challenges the trial court’s order dismissing her suit against Walter Harriman and Pedro Vasallo for lack of prosecution. We agree that her suit was improperly dismissed, and we reverse.
In September 1976 Ms. DeLuca sued Jer-nigan Trucking.Company, lessee, and American Bankers Insurance Company, insurer, seeking damages for injuries she suffered as a result of a vehicular accident which occurred on May 16. During the trial of that cause in July 1978, DeLuca took a nonsuit as authorized by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(a).
On November 1, 1978, DeLuca filed…
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