Legal Opinion

Coral Gables Federal Sayings & Loan Ass'n v. Whitewater Enterprises, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 5, 1993No. 92-1677PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association appeals from the final order of the trial court denying its motion for a deficiency judgment in a mortgage foreclosure case. The mortgagor had defaulted, and Coral Gables supplied a sufficient record to merit entry of a deficiency award. In denying the motion, the trial court stated no legal or equitable reasons, and none are apparent from the record. We reverse.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court may deny a motion for a deficiency judgment after foreclosure without expressing any legal or equitable reasons for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Carlson v. BeckerSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  2. Norwest Bank Owatonna, NA v. MillardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Circle Bar Ranch, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Mizner Bank v. AdibDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. First Union National Bank of Florida v. SchmittDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Morgan v. KellyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Empire Developers Group, LLC v. Liberty BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. Estepa v. JordanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. TD Bank, N.A. v. GraubardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. Shaffer v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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