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Rivera v. Southland Painting Corp.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1985
478 So. 2d 892 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 85-1515.

December 3, 1985.

Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Leonard Rivkind, Judge.

Harry Hipler, Dania, Arnold Gellman, Miami, for appellant.

Ligman, Martin, Shiley McGee, Coral Gables, and Diane K. Kuker, Steven R. Berger and William Liston, Miami, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and FERGUSON, JJ.


The order of the trial court setting aside a default and default judgment on liability entered against appellee is affirmed upon a holding that the challenged ruling does not constitute a gross abuse of the trial court's discretion in such matters. See North Shore Hospital, Inc. v. Barber, 143 So.2d 849 (Fla. 1962); Florida Aviation Academy v. Charter Air Center, Inc., 449 So.2d 350 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); General Finance Corp. of Florida v. Northside Bank of Miami, 212 So.2d 917 (Fla. 3d DCA 1968).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Rivera v. Southland Painting Corp.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1985
478 So. 2d 892 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Rivera v. Southland Painting Corp.

Case Details

Full title:JOSE TULIO RIVERA, APPELLANT, v. SOUTHLAND PAINTING CORPORATION, INC.…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 3, 1985

Citations

478 So. 2d 892 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)