Medsen Development, Inc. v. Bryant

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

The defendants below seek review, pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv), of a non-final order entering summary judgment against them on the issue of liability in a personal injury action. The basis of the ruling was the appellants’ asserted noncompliance with the registration provisions of the Fictitious Name Statute, Section 865.09, Fla.Stat. (1975). We reverse.

While the appellants may have employed what were arguably “fictitious” names in various aspects of their business dealings, the plaintiff alleged and demonstrated that they had committed the allegedly tortious…