Legal Opinion

West Stuart Acreage, Inc. v. Hannett

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 23, 1983No. 82-2232PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERSEY, Judge.

In this foreclosure action against appellant corporation and against its president in his'individual capacity, process was served on the corporation but not on the individual defendant.

Appealed is an order requiring the individual defendant to present himself for the taking of his deposition within fifteen days. The consequences of failure to appear are that the pleadings filed by the corporate defendant will be stricken and a default judgment entered against it.

The order is plainly wrong. Neither the officers, directors, shareholders or employees of a corporation are parties to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ohio Realty Investment Co. v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. of RichmondDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. The Florida Bar v. SchramekSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Plantation-Simon Inc. v. BahloulDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Nat. Beverage Suppliers v. Esquire ProductsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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