Legal Opinion

Shiver v. Wharton

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 15, 2009No. 4D08-2404PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHazouri, J.

The Appellant, Bob Shiver, contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to vacate under Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.540(b)(1) and 1.540(b)(4). We disagree, as the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion.

The Appellees, Edward Wharton and Janet Geismar, owned and operated a fire alarm and burglar alarm company named Hi-Rise Safety Systems, Inc. Shiver, a large shareholder and sole director of several companies which sold, installed, and maintained fire and burglar alarm systems, approached Wharton and Geismar with a proposal to purchase stock in them…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kroner v. Singer Asset Finance Co., LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Morrison v. WestDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. Tannenbaum v. SheaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  3. Schuman v. INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER CORP.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  4. Renovaship, Inc. v. QuatremainDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  5. U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. ProenzaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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