Suntrust Banks of Florida, Inc. v. Don Wood, Inc.

ANTOON, Judge.

Sunteust Bank (the Bank) appeals the final order entered by the trial court dismissing with prejudice its action against Don Wood, Inc. (the Contractor). In this appeal, the Bank challenges two orders entered by the trial court: (1) the order setting aside a clerk’s default which had been entered against the Contractor and in favor of the Bank; and (2) the subsequent order dismissing the Bank’s lawsuit against the Contractor based upon the finding that the action was time barred. We affirm.

In June of 1984, the Bank hired the Contractor to install a jet fuel storage tank system…