Legal Opinion

Leppert v. Lakebreeze Homeowners Ass'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 1986No. BK-308PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIMMONS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a circuit court order dismissing with prejudice four counts of appellant’s six-count complaint because of appellant’s failure to post security for costs pursuant to Section 607.147(3), Florida Statutes (1985). We reverse.

Appellant is a member of the Lakebreeze Homeowner’s Association (“Association”), a Florida nonprofit corporation. On May 6, 1985, she filed an amended six-count complaint against the Association. Counts I, II, IV and V basically alleged mismanagement of the corporate affairs of the Association. In Counts III and VI, appellant complained…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Citizens National Bank of St. Petersburg v. PetersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965

3Cited by6 opinions

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