Legal Opinion

Acosta v. Creative Group Investments, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 5, 2001No. 3D00-2582PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Affirmed. “Findings of fact by a trial judge in a non-jury proceeding will not be set aside on review unless totally unsupported by competent and substantial evidence.” Lee v. Lee, 563 So.2d 754 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). “Competent, substantial evidence is ‘such evidence as will establish a substantial basis of fact from which the fact at issue can reasonably be inferred [or] ... such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind would accept as adequate to support a conclusion.’ ” Duval Util. Co. v. Florida Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 380 So.2d 1028, 1031 (Fla.1980). Here, the trial court found that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Duval Utility Co. v. FLA. PUBLIC SERV. COM'NSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Lee v. LeeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Carnival Corp. v. MendozaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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