Legal Opinion
Diamond Drywall v. Mashan Contractors Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 22, 2006No. 3D06-350PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
943 So.2d 267 (2006)
DIAMOND DRYWALL SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant,
v.
MASHAN CONTRACTORS, INC. and Villas of Vizcaya, LLC, Appellee.
No. 3D06-350.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
November 22, 2006.
Warren Diener, for appellant.
Lauri Waldman Ross; Michael Schiffrin, Miami, for appellee.
Before COPE, C.J., and WELLS and CORTIÑAS, JJ.
COPE C.J.
The underlying issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff's filing of a nonmeritorious motion for default counts as record activity so as to defeat a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. We conclude that the answer is yes and reverse for…
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