Riddell v. Black Creek Custom Homes, Inc.

Full title: Thomas E. RIDDELL, Appellant, v. BLACK CREEK CUSTOM HOMES, INC., Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Jan 17, 2014

129 So. 3d 394 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

Opinion

No. 1D13–1251.

2014-01-17

Thomas E. RIDDELL, Appellant, v. BLACK CREEK CUSTOM HOMES, INC., Appellee.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County. John H. Skinner, Judge. Thomas E. Riddell, pro se, Appellant. Garry D. Adel of Blanchard, Merriam, Adel & Kirkland, P.A., Ocala, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County. John H. Skinner, Judge.
Thomas E. Riddell, pro se, Appellant. Garry D. Adel of Blanchard, Merriam, Adel & Kirkland, P.A., Ocala, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Thomas E. Riddell, appeals an order of the trial court that construed his motion for relief from judgment as a motion for rehearing and dismissed the motion as untimely. The content of the motion shows it to be a motion for relief from judgment. We reverse and remand for the trial court to reconsider the motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b).

REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings. BENTON, PADOVANO, and RAY, JJ., concur.