Legal Opinion
General Electric Capital Corp. v. Shattuck
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 14, 2014No. Nos. 2D13-3702, 2D13-4279, 2D13-3712, 2D13-4294, 2D13-3741, 2D13-3742, 2D13-3743, 2D13-4276, 2D13-3744, 2D13-4274, 2D13-3757, 2D13-4234, 2D13-3779, 2D13-4236PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KHOUZAM, Judge.
In January 2009, the Estate of Arlene Townsend — the Appellee in these consolidated proceedings — brought an action for negligence and wrongful death against the nursing home in which Ms. Townsend spent the last years of her life, also naming as defendants various management entities and others.1 Eventually an entity known as Trans Healthcare, Inc. (THI), remained as the only defendant.2 THI was represented at trial by an attorney for the receiver appointed for THI by a court in Maryland.
After a default was entered against THI, a trial for damages ensued during which the estate…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Venetian Salami Co. v. ParthenaisSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- Richards v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Nelson v. Adams USA, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Estate of Jackson v. General Electric Capital Corp. (In re Fundamental Long Term Care, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2016
- Estate of Arlene Townsend v. Steven BermanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2023
- Arlene Anne Townsend v. Rubin SchronCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- Billewicz v. MacRaeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Everret Green v. June GreenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024