Alavi v. Garcia

Appellants challenge the summary judgment entered against them in this action on a promissory note. Because we repeatedly see this issue and there appears to be no precedent directly on point, we address Appellants’ contention that Appel-lee’s failure to file the original note at least twenty days before the summary judgment hearing was fatal to his application for summary judgment. We affirm the summary judgment.

*1143This case involves the interplay between Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 and section 90.953, Florida Statutes, commonly known as the best evidence rule. Rule 1.510(e) expressly…