Richmond v. State Title & Guaranty Co.

I respectfully dissent. The trial court abused its discretion in granting the motion for rehearing and overruling the general master’s findings and recommendations because those findings and recommendations were supported by competent substantial evidence. A trial court may not reject a general master’s findings of fact and conclusions drawn therefrom unless there has been a showing of clear error in that those findings or conclusions are not supported by reliable evidence and are not in accordance with prevailing law. Frank v. Frank, 75 So.2d 282 (Fla.1954); Goldman v. Smargon, 524 So.2d 479…