Legal Opinion

Lakeside Regent, Inc. v. Cohen, Scherer & Cohn, P.A.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 21, 1994No. 93-1910PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order dismissing appellants’ action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e). We reverse and remand for the trial court to hold an eviden-tiary hearing on the disputed factual issues regarding whether or not appellants established good cause to prevent dismissal of *149their action. See Withers v. Flagship Peoples Bank, 473 So.2d 789 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); American E. Corp. v. Henry Blanton, Inc., 382 So.2d 863 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). The trial court is further directed on remand to make a specific finding or ruling as to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. AM. EASTERN CORP. v. Henry Blanton, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Withers v. Flagship Peoples BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Bruns v. JonesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Torres v. GomezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Librun v. GriffisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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