Legal Opinion

Smith v. Rutland

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 14, 1977No. 76-920PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OTT, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Smith, plaintiffs below, appeal from an order vacating a default entered against Hubert Rutland, defendant below. The granting of such relief is a matter within the sound discretion of the court. E.g., Kern v. Kern, 291 So.2d 210 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974). In this instance extensive evidence was presented to the trial court by both parties. Our examination of the record failed to disclose any abuse of discretion by the trial court.

AFFIRMED.

HOBSON, Acting C. J., and GRIMES, J., concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kern v. KernDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bailey v. DeeboldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977