Legal Opinion

Lazare v. Weiss

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 13, 1983No. 83-308PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

437 So.2d 211 (1983)

Francois LAZARE, Appellant,

v.

Jack J. WEISS and Carolyn Weiss, Appellees.

No. 83-308.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

September 13, 1983.

Kenneth J. Duckworth, Miami, for appellant.

Alan J. Kluger, Miami, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

2Per curiam

The extreme sanction of striking a defendant's answer and entering a default against him, to be imposed only in instances of the most egregious and willful misconduct, see Luca v. Largo Diversified, Inc., 396 So.2d 1228 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981); Zayres Department Stores v. Fingerhut, 383…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. LewisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  2. Zayres Dept. Stores v. FingerhutDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. Kuechenberg v. Creative Interiors, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Luca v. Largo Diversified, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Holm v. Sun Bank/Broward, N.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Austin v. PapolDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Franchi v. ShapiroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Kleinschmidt v. GATOR OFFICE SUPPLY AND FURNITURE, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  4. Rose v. ClintonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Turner Properties, Inc. v. MarchettaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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