DeLisi v. Bankers Insurance Co.

HERSEY, Judge.

Appellant’s abortive attempt below to set aside and vacate a default judgment results in this appeal.

The courts of Florida are committed to a liberal policy in relieving parties of the consequences of a default, preferring that jus-ticiable issues be decided on the merits. See, e.g., County National Bank of North Miami Beach v. Sheridan, Inc., 403 So.2d 502 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). A trial court’s refusal to vacate a default creates a tension on appeal between this principle and the caveat that the trial court may be found to have grossly abused its discretion only where no…