Doss v. Steger & Steger, P.A.

Appellant, a state prisoner, suffered an adverse money judgment in a suit on an employment agreement1 brought by the professional association which appellant had employed to represent him in certain post conviction proceedings. We reverse the judgment against appellant (and a garnishee).

The motion for summary judgment upon which the judgment was entered failed to adequately comply with the form or substance of rule 1.510(c), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, and the supporting affidavit, consisting almost entirely of inadmissible hearsay statements, not only failed to comply with the…