Legal Opinion
Desert Palace, Inc. v. Wiley
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 22, 2014No. 1D13-4113PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRowe, J.
The appellant, Desert Palace, Inc., appeals an order dismissing its action on a judgment against Robert G. Wiley. The trial court dismissed the action based on its determination that the statute of limitations had run. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
On October 17, 1991, Desert Palace, Inc., obtained a judgment in Clark County, Nevada against Wiley. On November 9, 2006, Desert Palace domesticated the Nevada judgment under sections 55.501-509, Florida Statutes (2006), Florida’s Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (FEFJA), in Baker County, Florida, where Wiley then resided.
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