Legal Opinion

DG Sports Agency, LLC v. First Round Management, LLC, Thiago Alves and Malki Kawa

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 26, 2015No. 4D14-862Published

1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.

We are asked to answer the following question: whether the trial court erred in entering a directed verdict in favor of ap-pellee First Round Management, LLC, regarding liability, where the only issue before the trial court was damages, since a default had already been entered in this case. We find that the trial court erred by entering a directed verdict for appellee, since a default had already been entered against appellee. Appellant had a right to rely on the default entered against appel-lee, and the trial court should have made a factual determination of the amount of damages, if any,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Holland v. GrossSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  2. Bodygear Activewear, Inc. v. Counter Intelligence ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Donohue v. BrightmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Am. Fid. Fire Ins. Co. v. Woody's Elec. Serv.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Lawson v. LathamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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