Morrill v. Trump

ON APPELLEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AND ALTERNATIVELY APPELLEE’S MOTION TO STRIKE APPELLANT’S INITIAL BRIEF

W. SHARP, J.

We dismiss this appeal because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to dismiss appellants’ counterclaim (the order sought to be reviewed in this proceeding), and appellants’ counterclaim filed in this case was a nullity. Eagle v. Carr, 153 Fla. 224, 14 So.2d 268 (1943).

Appellants seek to appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their counterclaim filed against Robert C. Trump in his individual capacity, in a suit brought by Trump as the trustee of the Trusts, for an interim…