Legal Opinion
Hair v. Morton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 12, 2010No. 3D08-1696PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
Ruby Hair appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing her personal injury suit with prejudice as a sanction for fraud upon the court. For the following reasons, we *768reverse the trial court’s order and remand for reinstatement of the action.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 10, 2004, a truck driven by Richard Morton ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed and collided with the car driven by Ruby Hair. Hair filed a negligence action against Morton, which sought damages for the injuries she suffered from the collision.
The dismissal of this action stems from Hair’s discovery…
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- Ruiz v. City of OrlandoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Young v. CurgilDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Gehrmann v. City of OrlandoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
- Cross v. Pumpco, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
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