Legal Opinion

Baker v. Falcon Power, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 22, 2001No. Nos. 5D00-1587, 5D00-2147PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.

Robert Baker appeals the trial court’s final judgment entered in favor of Falcon Power on Baker’s claim for reformation of a lease agreement and on Falcon Power’s counterclaim for breach of contract and claim for contractual attorney’s fees. We affirm.

Baker entered into two lease agreements with Falcon Power relating to bulldozers leased by Falcon Power to Baker. With regard to the first lease, Baker asserted a claim for reformation, alleging that the written lease agreement failed to include a purchase option as the result of a scrivener’s error and mutual mistake. Falcon Power defended…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Mohawk, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1962
  2. Regency Homes of Dade, Inc. v. McMillenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Baker v. NiessDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Elliot v. PallottiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Newman ex rel. Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Metropolitan Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anglia Jacs & Co., Inc. v. DubinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Daddono v. MieleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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