Pozo v. Prada

FERGUSON, Judge.

In March 1983, after a nonjury trial, the court entered a judgment awarding the ap-pellee $22,000 in damages on a finding that she had been defrauded by the appellant in a commercial transaction. In December 1987, an administrative tribunal found the appellant not guilty of professional misconduct charges, brought by the Florida Department of Banking and Finance, arising out of the same transaction. It was alleged, in the administrative charges, that the appellant had violated professional standards as a bank officer. Finding that the appellee was not a credible witness, the…