Ramirez v. McCravy

Roman Ramirez appeals the trial court’s final summary judgment in favor of defendant, Charles H. McCravy, raising the novel argument that prior hurricane-related administrative orders tolled the statute of limitations for his tort action. We conclude that under the facts of this case it did not and affirm.

Ramirez and McCravy were involved in a car accident on March 3, 2003. Ramirez filed his suit three days late, on March 7, 2007. McCravy moved to dismiss the complaint on the basis that the statute of limitations had expired. Ramirez argued that certain Florida Supreme Court administrative…