Lanzo Construction Co. v. Orange County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
GOSHORN, Judge.
Lanzo Construction Company appeals the dismissal with prejudice of its third amended complaint against both Orange County, Florida and Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. The function of a motion to dismiss is to raise a question of law concerning the sufficiency of the alleged facts to state a cause of action. Because the motion serves only to test the sufficiency of the pleadings it must be decided on questions of law only and thus all material facts properly pleaded are admitted as true. See e.g. Crompton v. Kirkland, 24 So.2d 902, 904 (Fla.1946); Temples v. Florida Industrial…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Temples v. Florida Industrial Construction Co., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- O'Neal v. Crumpton Builders, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
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- Bozeman v. Hernando CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989