Legal Opinion · Dissent

Motors, Pumps & Accessories, Inc. v. Miami Medley Business & Industrial, LLC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 29, 2013No. 3D12-197Published

1Dissent

SCHWARTZ, Senior

Judge, dissenting.

I believe that:

a) The trial court did not abuse its discretion in the ruling under review on the basis of a clear showing that the appellant had violated the rules of court in several significant respects. The fact that this occurred through, and as a result of the negligence of its chosen attorney (who also failed to preserve its position below) makes no difference. In the end, that negligence is attributed only to the client and certainly not to the appellee, much less to the trial court. See Herrick v. Southeast Bank, 512 So.2d 1029 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); and

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Herrick v. Southeast Bank, NADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Lightsey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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