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First Union Nat. Bank v. Knoll

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 29, 1993
629 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

No. 93-0756.

December 29, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, St. Lucie County, Rupert Jasen Smith, J.

Marc B. Cohen, Grazi, Gianino Cohen, P.A., Stuart, for appellant.

Michael Jeffries, Neill, Griffin, Jeffries Lloyd Chartered, Fort Pierce, for appellee Sharman Knoll.


REVERSED. We agree with appellant that the trial court erred in not enforcing the executive credit line agreement executed by the appellee Sharman Knoll. On this record there is simply no evidence of any valid defense to the agreement. While it appears that the appellee's spouse actually drew the funds in question from the bank, the agreement specifically contemplated such a situation and made the appellee jointly and severally liable therefor. Her recourse, if any, is to seek indemnity from her former spouse. We do agree that appellee's liability is limited to any balance due as of the time she first notified the bank of the dispute with her spouse.

Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions that judgment be entered for the appellant in accord with the terms of this opinion.

ANSTEAD, STONE and POLEN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

First Union Nat. Bank v. Knoll

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 29, 1993
629 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

First Union Nat. Bank v. Knoll

Case Details

Full title:FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, F/K/A FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 29, 1993

Citations

629 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

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