Legal Opinion
Estate of Eisen v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 10, 2013No. 3D12-1114PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.
The Estate of Roberta Eisen (“the Estate”) appeals the lower court’s order denying its motion to substitute the Estate’s personal representative and subsequent order dismissing the case upon a determination that the action was time-barred. We reverse, holding the trial court abused its discretion in not permitting the substitution of a proper nominal plaintiff in place of a nominal plaintiff who lacked capacity to sue, and further erred in not relating back the substitution to the date of the original filing of the lawsuit.
FACTS
Roberta Eisen (“Mrs. Eisen”) passed away in April 1993 in New…
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