Legal Opinion
Lenhal Realty, Inc. v. Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 1992No. 92-1736PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Lenhal Realty appeals from an order that denies its motion to vacate a default. We reverse.
Appellees’ motion for default was set for hearing on March 17, 1992, at 8:45 a.m. Appellants did not attend the hearing, but filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint and motion to strike at 9:15 a.m. on March 17, as evidenced by the clerk’s stamp. At the hearing, the trial court granted appellees’ motion for default against appellants; however, that order was not stamped in by the Clerk of the Court until the following day, March 18, 1992. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.500(c) provides that “a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chester, Blackburn & Roder, Inc. v. MarcheseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Graves v. GiordanoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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