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AM. S L ASS'N v. SAGA DEV. CORP

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 29, 1978
362 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

Nos. 78-549, 78-570 and 78-571.

August 1, 1978. Rehearing Denied September 29, 1978.

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Francis X. Knuck, Judge.

Heller Kaplan and Daniel Neal Heller, Horton, Perse Ginsberg and Mallory H. Horton, Miami, for appellants.

Arky, Freed, Stearns, Watson Greer and Eugene E. Stearns, Miami, for appellees.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and NATHAN, JJ.


By these consolidated appeals, appellants essentially contend that the trial court was without jurisdiction to clarify and modify certain orders it had entered in proceedings following a foreclosure sale. An examination of the record and the relevant law reveals these contentions are without merit. When, after various hearings, the court modified its prior orders, it acted in accordance with the fundamental equitable principle that a trial court has inherent power to control its own judgments, and we perceive no error in the actions taken. Therefore, the orders appealed from are affirmed. Marsh v. Marsh, 72 Fla. 142, 72 So. 638 (1916); Surratt v. Fleming, 309 So.2d 614 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975). See also Fatolitis v. Fatolitis, 247 So.2d 525 (Fla. 2d DCA 1971); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.540(b). See generally Arlt v. Buchanan, 190 So.2d 575 (Fla. 1966).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

AM. S L ASS'N v. SAGA DEV. CORP

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 29, 1978
362 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

AM. S L ASS'N v. SAGA DEV. CORP

Case Details

Full title:AMERICAN SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, ETC., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Sep 29, 1978

Citations

362 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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