Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Florida Power Corp.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 20, 1971No. 71-55PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANN, Judge.
In case after case1 our courts have held that the excuses offered by lawyers after a motion to dismiss for want of prosecution has been filed do not constitute good cause within the meaning of the rule. *547This case is like all the others in that respect, as one illustration from the record will reveal. Plaintiff was represented by two law firms, one in Tampa and another in Lake City. Both of his lawyers wrote a Miami lawyer in late September 1969 asking for names of potential witnesses expert in the field of electrical transmission. The Miami lawyer responded promptly, furnishing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gulf Appliance Distributors v. LongSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Davant v. Coachman Properties, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Whitney v. WhitneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Rosenfeld v. GlicksteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Reilly v. FussDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
3Cited by8 opinions
- Musselman Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. RadziwonSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Grossman v. SegalDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Ace Delivery Service, Inc. v. PickettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Dukes v. Chemicals, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Palmer Johnson, Inc. v. BuxtonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
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