Jalaskari v. Bank of Nova Scotia

WHATLEY, Judge.

Ilkka Jalaskari appeals a final summary judgment finding he was not entitled to damages for the wrongful replevin of his vessel by The Bank of Nova Scotia (Bank). We reverse.

This case is a replevin action that has an unusual history. The Bank originally filed suit in Canada and obtained an Ontario judgment. However, Jalaskari had moved his family and the vessel on which they lived to Pinellas County. The Bank then filed a two-count. complaint, seeking re-plevin and enforcement of the Ontario judgment. The Bank, in a procedure fraught with risk, had a prejudgment writ of…