Legal Opinion
Milanes v. Colonial Penn Ins. Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 26, 1987No. 86-2239PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
507 So.2d 777 (1987)
Luis MILANES, Appellant,
v.
COLONIAL PENN INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogee of Thomas J. Kirkland, Appellee.
No. 86-2239.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 26, 1987.
Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr., Coral Gables, for appellant.
Symons & Cherna and Ralph Symons, Miami, for appellee.
Before HENDRY, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.
2Per curiam
The Florida Supreme Court has established a policy of providing relief from defaults and allowing trials on the merits. If there is any reasonable doubt in the matter of vacating a default, it should be resolved in favor of granting the application and…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. TotalbankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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