Russell v. Mells

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT VIOLA RUSSELL, Appellant, v. LINDA BURNELL MELLS, Appellee. No. 2D2024-1560 December 10, 2025 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Cynthia J. Newton, Judge. Viola Russell, pro se. Sara Evelyn McLane, Largo, for Appellee. LUCAS, Chief Judge. This opinion addresses two issues. The first, a relatively straight- forward procedural error, requires reversal of the final judgment in favor of appellee, Linda Mells, based upon the order dismissing appellant, Viola Russell's complaint with prejudice. The second, an apparent lapse of…