Opinion
3D23-1281
10-30-2024
Robert Flavell, P.A., and Robert Flavell (Celebration), for appellant. McGlinchey Stafford, William L. Grimsley, and Kimberly Held Israel (Jacksonville), for appellee.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Lower Tribunal No. 16-32967 Peter R. Lopez, Judge.
Robert Flavell, P.A., and Robert Flavell (Celebration), for appellant.
McGlinchey Stafford, William L. Grimsley, and Kimberly Held Israel (Jacksonville), for appellee.
Before LOGUE, C.J., and SCALES and MILLER, JJ.
PER CURIAM
Affirmed. See, e.g., Loftis v. Loftis, 208 So.3d 824, 826 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017) ("The trial court has broad discretion to allow a party to reopen its case throughout all stages of the proceedings."); Amador v. Amador, 796 So.2d 1212, 1213 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) ("As a general rule, the trial court has broad discretion to allow a party to reopen its case and present additional evidence, whether it does so after a party rests, after the close of all evidence, or even after having directed a verdict for one party.") (quoting Silber v. Cn'R Indus. of Jacksonville, Inc., 526 So.2d 974, 978 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988)) (internal brackets omitted); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530(a) ("On a motion for rehearing of matters heard without a jury, including summary judgments, the court may open the judgment if one has been entered, take additional testimony, and enter a new judgment.").