Legal Opinion

Magnum Towing, Inc. v. Sunbeam Television Corp.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 1, 1998No. 97-3590PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellee, Sunbeam Television Corporation (“Sunbeam”), moves this court to dismiss this appeal as untimely. We deny the motion to dismiss, declining the appel-lee’s invitation to elevate form over substance.

The trial court entered an order granting final summary judgment in Sunbeam’s favor on November 7, 1997. Ten days later, appellant, Magnum Towing, Inc. (“Magnum”) served a motion for reconsideration. The substance of this motion requested that the trial court correct certain errors in the order granting summary judgment. The trial court denied…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bettez v. City of MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Nardi v. Continental Nat. BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Rebholz v. FloydDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. of Conn. v. SealeyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Seigler v. BellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  3. Cardiosonx Laboratories, Inc. v. Aguadilla Medical Services, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  4. Rossi v. RossiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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