Legal Opinion
Appliance & Refrigeration Distributors, Inc. v. Fedders Usa, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 2, 1988No. Nos. 87-402, 87-406PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDRY, Judge.
Appliance & Refrigeration Distributors (ARD) appeals the denial of its motion to vacate a default and the entry of final judgment after default in favor of Fedders USA and Fedders Air Conditioning USA (Fedders) in an action arising out of an exclusive distributorship agreement. ARD contends the continuous flow of communications between the parties regarding the federal and state court actions constituted service of paper entitling ARD to notice prior to the entry of a default. We agree, finding the entry of default to be reversible error.
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