Broadbent v. Thompson

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

In July 2000, Martha Broadbent filed suit in Charlotte County against her sister, Joann Thompson, to resolve a dispute over property owned by their father. The case was still lingering in December 2008, when the circuit court dismissed it for lack of prosecution. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.420(e). No one disputes that there was no record activity in the case that would defeat the dismissal. See Wilson v. Salamon, 923 So.2d 363, 368 (Fla.2005). The dispositive issue is whether Broadbent established good cause for her failure to act. Under the unusual circumstances of this case, we…