Legal Opinion
Middleton v. Hager
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 25, 2015No. 15-0136PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.
Leta G. Middleton, the plaintiff below, appeals orders which dismissed her claims with prejudice and entered judgment in favor of Shane D. Hager and The Martin-Brower Company, based upon a finding of fraud upon the court. Upon our review of the record, together with the thoughtful and thorough order of the trial court, we affirm, holding that the trial court did not err in determining the proper effect of the magistrate’s factual findings, and did not abuse its discretion in imposing the ultimate sanction of dismissal.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On September 23, 2011, Middleton was a passenger in a…
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