Bland v. Green Acres Group, L.L.C.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
MAASS, ELIZABETH T., Associate Judge.
Julian Bland, the defendant below, filed an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of his request to compel arbitration. We conclude that there was competent, substantial evidence that Bland’s actions before and during suit waived the contract’s arbitration clause, and affirm.
On March 19, 2005, Bland contracted to sell raw land to Green Acres Corp., LLC’s predecessor in interest. Green Acres sued Bland for breach of contract in 2005. In March of 2006, Bland, a British citizen, filed a limited appearance and motion to dismiss when Green Acres…
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