Florida Civil Procedure

Florida Civil Procedure

Cases and Materials

third edition

Juan Ramirez, Jr.

Jose M. Rodriguez

Carolina Academic PressDurham, North Carolina

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Names: Ramirez, Juan, 1945- author. | Rodriguez, Jose M. (Judge), author.Title: Florida civil procedure : cases and materials / by Juan Ramirez, Jose M. Rodriguez.Description: Third edition. | Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2019] | Includes index.Identifiers: LCCN 2019032367 | ISBN 9781531013165 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781531013172 (ebook)Subjects: LCSH: Civil procedure--Florida. | LCGFT: Casebooks (Law)Classification: LCC KFF530 .R36 2019 | DDC 347.759/05--dc23LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019032367

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Contents

Table of Principal Cases xxxi

Preface xxxix

Chapter 1 · Actions; Pre- Filing Considerations 3§ 1-1. Introduction 3§ 1-2. Substantive v. Procedural 3

Southeast Floating Docks v. Auto- Owners Ins. Co. 4Notes and Prob lems 7Knealing v. Puleo 8

§ 1-3. Pre- Filing Considerations 9§ 1-3(a). Accrual 9

Shuck v. Bank of Amer i ca, N.A. 9Notes and Prob lems 11

§ 1-3(b). Demand 12Mosher v. Anderson 12Notes and Prob lems 16

§ 1-3(c). Notice of a Claim 16Levine v. Dade County School Board 16Notes and Prob lems 19Metropolitan Dade County v. Reyes 20Notes and Prob lems 21Brown v. State, Dept. of Corrections 22Notes and Prob lems 24The Public Health Trust of Miami- Dade County v. Acanda 25Notes and Prob lems 28VonDrasek v. City of St. Petersburg 28Notes and Prob lems 30

§ 1-3(d). Conditions Pre ce dent 30Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. 30Notes and Prob lems 32Vest v. Travelers Ins. Co. 32Notes and Prob lems 35Macola v. Government Employees Insurance Com pany 35

§ 1-3(e). Joinder and Misjoinder of Actions and Defenses 41

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Pages v. Dominguez 42Notes and Prob lems 44

§ 1-3(f). Splitting Causes of Action 44Stanley Builders, Inc. v. Nacron 45Notes and Prob lems 47

§ 1-3(g). Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies 49Vanderbilt Shores Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Collier County 49

§ 1-4. Federal Preemption 50§ 1-5. Removal to Federal Court 51

Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche 51§ 1-6. Lis Pendens 54

Chiusolo v. Kennedy 54Medical Facilities Dev’t, Inc. v. Little Arch Creek Properties, Inc. 55

Chapter 2 · Rules of Procedure 59§ 2-1. Scope and Title of Rules 59§ 2-2. Nonverification of Pleadings 60§ 2-3. One Form of Action 60

Weinstein v. Aisenberg 61§ 2-4. When Action Commenced 67

Tucker v. Ruvin 67Notes and Prob lems 68

§ 2-5. Limitations of Actions 68§ 2-5(a). Generally 68

Dibble v. Jensen 68F.S. § 95.11 70Robinson v. Auto Owners Ins. Co. 71Notes and Prob lems 73State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Bishop 73Car ter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. 74Notes and Prob lems 78Anderson v. Gannett Co. 78F.S. § 770.07. Cause of action, time of accrual 79Musto v. Bell South Telecommunications Corp. 80Notes and Prob lems 81Mezroub v. Capella 82Notes and Prob lems 85Merkle v. Robinson 86

§ 2-5(b). Tolling Provisions 89Hearndon v. Graham 89Notes and Prob lems 92Davis v. Monahan 93Notes and Prob lems 96

§ 2-5(c). Statutes of Repose 96

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Kush v. Lloyd 96Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp. v. Barnes 102Notes and Prob lems 103Major League Baseball v. Morsani 103Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Ser vices v. S.A.P. 107

§ 2-5(d). Medical Malpractice 110§ 2-5(e). Other Professional Malpractice 111

Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Industries 111Notes and Prob lems 117

Chapter 3 · Jurisdiction 119§ 3-1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction 119

Malone v. Meres 119Notes and Prob lems 122Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp. 122Cunningham v. Standard Guar. Ins. Co. 123Notes and Prob lems 125Ruth v. Department of Legal Affairs 125Paulucci v. General Dynamics Corp. 128

§ 3-2. Trial Courts 131§ 3-2(a). Generally 131

Rule of Priority 131Mabie v. Garden St. Management Corp. 131Notes and Prob lems 132Florida Constitution Article V 132

§ 3-2(b). Cir cuit 135F.S. § 26.012. Jurisdiction of cir cuit court 135Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enterprises, Inc. 136Melkonian v. Goldman 139Notes and Prob lems 140Oceania Joint Venture v. Ocean View of Miami, Ltd. 141Board of County Com’rs of Brevard County v. Snyder 142Notes and Prob lems 144Martin County v. Yusem 145Notes and Prob lems 146Miami- Dade County v. Omnipoint Holdings, Inc. 146Custer Med. Ctr. v. United Auto. Ins. Co. 149

§ 3-2(c). County 156F.S. § 34.01. Jurisdiction of county court 156F.S. § 34.011. Jurisdiction in landlord and tenant cases 156Rule 7.010. Title and Scope 157F.S. § 51.011. Summary procedure 157Metro Ford, Inc. v. Green 158

§ 3-3. Jurisdiction Over the Parties 159

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§ 3-3(a). In General 159Manrique v. Fabbri 160Burnham v. Superior Court of California 162Notes and Prob lems 166Two Step Inquiry 166Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais 166F.S. § 48.193. Acts subjecting person to jurisdiction of

courts of state 170§ 3-3(b). Tortious Act Within the State 171

Wendt v. Horo witz 171Notes and Prob lems 174Acquadro v. Bergeron 175Gerber Trade Finance, Inc. v. Bayou Dock Seafood Co., Inc. 178Benson v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. 181Doe v. Thompson 182Oesterle v. Farish 184

§ 3-3(c). Causing Injury in Florida 186Thomas Jefferson University v. Romer 186Notes and Prob lems 188Execu- Tech Business Systems, Inc. v. New Oji Paper Co. Ltd. 188Specific v. General Jurisdiction 191Northwestern Aircraft Capital Corp. v. Stewart 192He li cop teros Nacionales de Colombia, S. A. v. Hall 196Notes and Prob lems 200

§ 3-3(d). Persons Engaging in Business 200Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. v. Queen’s Flowers Corp. 200Notes and Prob lems 203Camp Illahee Investors, Inc. v. Blackman 203

§ 3-3(e). Contract to be Performed in Florida 205Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz 205Banco Inversion, S.A. v. Celtic Finance Corp., S.A. 213QSR, Inc. v. Concord Food Festival Inc. 224

§ 3-3(f). Contract to Insure in Florida 227Glovegold Shipping, Ltd. v. Sveriges Angfartygs

Assurans Forening 227§ 3-4. In Rem Jurisdiction 233

Honegger v. Coastal Fertilizer & Supply, Inc. 234

Chapter 4 · Venue 237§ 4-1. Se lection of Venue 237

§ 4-1(a). Venue and Jurisdiction 237Rule 1.060. Transfers of Actions 237Russomano v. Maresca 237Podd v. Becker 239

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Notes and Prob lems 240F.S. § 47.011. Where actions may be begun 240Fontana v. Hugo International, Inc. 240Notes and Prob lems 242Goedmakers v. Goedmakers 243

§ 4-1(b). Venue Privilege 246Bedwell v. Rucks 246East Coast Karate Studios, Inc. v. Lifestyle Martial Arts, LLC 248

§ 4-1(c). Incon ve nient Venue 251F.S. § 47.122. Change of venue; con ve nience of parties

or witnesses or in the interest of justice 251Ford Motor Com pany v. James 252

§ 4-1(d). Other Grounds 253§ 4-2. Actions against Individuals 254§ 4-3. Actions against Corporations 254

F.S. § 47.051. Actions against corporations 254§ 4-4. Actions against Multiple Defendants 255

Pozo v. Road house Grill, Inc. 255Brown vs. Nagelhout 259

§ 4-5. Actions Involving Multiple Claims 263F.S. § 47.041. Actions on several causes of action 263

§ 4-6. Actions against Public Entities and Officials 263Carlile v. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 263Florida Public Ser vice Commission v. Triple A Enterprises, Inc. 265Board of County Com’rs of Madison County v. Grice 267Florida Dept. of Children and Families v. Sun- Sentinel, Inc. 269

§ 4-7. Local Action Rule 273§ 4-8. Contract Actions 273

Suncoast Home Improvements, Inc. v. Robichaud 273Notes and Prob lems 276

§ 4-9. Tort Actions 277Residential Sav. Mortage, Inc. v. Keesling 277

§ 4-10. Declaratory and Equitable Actions 280§ 4-11. Counterclaims, Crossclaims, and Third- Party Actions 280

State Dept. of Transp. v. San Marco Contracting Co. 280Notes and Prob lems 282Stowers Equipment Rental Co. v. Brown 283

§ 4-12. Objections, Transfers, and Changes of Venue 285Suzanne Walker & Associates, Inc. v. Qualtec Quality Servs., Inc. 285Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Burns 286Objections 289Tip Top Enterprises, Inc. v. Summit Consulting, Inc. 289Transfer 290Lottinger- Serraes v. Serraes 290

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Notes and Prob lems 291§ 4-13. Se lection of Forum 292

Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co. 292Rule 1.061. Choice of Forum 299Notes and Prob lems 300

Chapter 5 · Ser vice of Pro cess 303§ 5-1. Introduction 303

Decker v. Kaplus 303Notes and Prob lems 304Rule 1.070. Pro cess 304F.S. § 48.031. Ser vice of pro cess generally 306F.S. § 48.21. Return of execution of pro cess 307

§ 5-2. Waiver 308Dolan v. Dolan 308Notes and Prob lems 309Florida Dept. of Children and Families v. Sun- Sentinel, Inc. 310Notes and Prob lems 313

§ 5-3. Procedure 313§ 5-3(a). Overview 313

Seymour v. Panchita Inv., Inc. 314Notes and Prob lems 317Aboudraah v. Tartus Group, Inc. 317Notes and Prob lems 319

§ 5-3(b). Motion to Quash 320Stebnicki v. Wolfson 320Emmer v. Brucato 322Southeastern Termite and Pest v. Ones 323Telf Corp. v. Gomez 324Fern, Ltd. v. Road Legends, Inc. 324Koster v. Sullivan 325Notes and Prob lems 329Carlini v. State Dept. of Legal Affairs 329

§ 5-4. Time for Initial Ser vice of Pro cess 330Rule 1.070. Pro cess 330Hannah v. Olivo 331Gardina v. Arono witz 333

§ 5-5. Methods of Serving Pro cess 335§ 5-5(a). Personal Ser vice 335

Torres v. Arnco Const., Inc. 335Notes and Prob lems 338Schupak v. Sutton Hill Associates 338

§ 5-5(b). Substitute Ser vice 339Gilbert v. Storey 340

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§ 5-5(c). Constructive Ser vice 341Castro v. Charter Club, Inc. 341Notes and Prob lems 346

§ 5-5(d). Ser vice by Mail 347§ 5-5(e). Ser vice Pursuant to the Hague Convention 348

Semet Lickstein Morgenstern Berger Friend Brooke & Gordon, P.A. v. Sawada 348

Armet S.N.C. di Ferronato Giovanni & Com pany v. Hornsby 349Notes and Prob lems 350

§ 5-6. Types of Ser vice 350§ 5-6(a). Ser vice on Individuals 350§ 5-6(b). Ser vice on Corporations 350

Emery Worldwide, Inc. v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North Amer i ca 351

Notes and Prob lems 352Cannella v. Auto- Owners Ins. Co. 352Notes and Prob lems 355

§ 5-6(c). Ser vice on Sole Proprietors 356§ 5-6(d). Ser vice on Minors 357§ 5-6(e). Ser vice on Incapacitated Persons 357§ 5-6(f). Ser vice on Nonresidents 357

Labbee v. Harrington 358Notes and Prob lems 362

§ 5-6(g). Ser vice on Unincorporated Associations and Labor Unions 363

§ 5-6(h). Ser vice on Partnerships 363Boatfloat LLC v. Golia 364Notes and Prob lems 365

§ 5-6(i). Ser vice on Public Entities 365§ 5-6(j). Ser vice on Agents Designated by Statute 366

Chapter 6 · Pleadings and Motions 367§ 6-1. Ser vice of Pleadings and Papers — Overview 367

Rule 1.080. Ser vice of Pleadings and Papers 367Rule 2.516. Ser vice of Pleadings and Documents 367Notes and Prob lems 370Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Lipoff Rosen & Quentel v. Bolton 371Suarez v. Hillcrest Dev. of So. Fla., Inc. 372State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Horkheimer 374Capone v. Phillip Morris US 377

§ 6-2. Computation of Time 383Rule 1.090. Time 383Florida Rule of Judicial Administration Rule 2.514.

Computing and Extending Time 383

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Notes and Prob lems 385Werntz v. Floyd 385State, Dept. of Transp. v. Southtrust Bank 385Notes and Prob lems 387Juliano v. Juliano 388Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.530.

Communication Equipment 388Notes and Prob lems 389

§ 6-3. Pleadings and Motions 389Rule 1.100. Pleadings and Motions 389Jaffrey v. Baggy Bunny, Inc. 391Frugoli v. Winn- Dixie Stores, Inc. 392Kitchen v. Kitchen 392North American Philips Corp., Inc. v. Boles 394Notes and Prob lems 395F.S. § 92.525. Verification of documents; perjury

by false written declaration, penalty 395Brown v. School Bd. of Palm Beach County 396Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.505. Attorneys 397Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.515.

Signature of Attorneys and Parties 399Notes and Prob lems 400Quinn v. Housing Authority of City of Orlando 400Notes and Prob lems 400Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510.

Foreign Attorneys 401Notes and Prob lems 402Torrey v. Leesburg Regional Medical Center 402Colby Materials, Inc. v. Caldwell Const., Inc. 406Notes and Prob lems 409Kiriakidis v. Kiriakidis 409

§ 6-4. General Rules of Pleading 412Rule 1.110. General Rules of Pleading 412Conte v. R & A Food Ser vices, Inc. 414Ranger Const. Industries, Inc. v. Martin Cos. of Daytona, Inc. 414

§ 6-5. Pleading Special Matters 416Rule 1.120. Pleading Special Matters 416Bankers Mut. Capital Corp. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co. 417Precision Tune Auto Care, Inc. v. Radcliffe 419AmerUs Life Ins. Co. v. Lait 420Green v. Sun Harbor Homeowners’ Ass’n, Inc. 424Caufield v. Cantele 426

§ 6-6. Attaching Exhibits 427Rule 1.130. Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and Exhibits 427

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Chemical Residential Mortg. v. Rector 428Notes and Prob lems 428Fladell v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. 428Contractors Unlimited, Inc. v. Nortrax

Equipment Co. Southeast 429§ 6-7. Defenses 430

Rule 1.140. Defenses 430Abichandani v. Related Homes of Tampa, Inc. 432Notes and Prob lems 434Southeast Medical Products, Inc. v. Williams 434Notes and Prob lems 434Nash v. Wells Fargo Guard Ser vices, Inc. 435Bogosian v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. 436Shuler v. Darby 438Notes and Prob lems 439Cartan Tours, Inc. v. ESA Ser vices, Inc. 440Notes and Prob lems 441

§ 6-8. Sham Pleadings 441Rule 1.150. Sham Pleadings 441Upland Development of Cent. Florida, Inc. v. Bridge 442Notes and Prob lems 444Furst v. Blackman 444Herranz v. Siam 446

Chapter 7 · Counterclaims, Crossclaims and Third- Party Practice 449§ 7-1. Generally 449

Rule 1.170. Counterclaims and Crossclaims 449Allie v. Ionata 450Rybovich Boat Works, Inc. v. Atkins 454Beach v. Great Western Bank 457Maynard v. House hold Finance Corp. III 460

§ 7-2. Counterclaims 462Londono v. Turkey Creek, Inc. 462Aguilar v. Southeast Bank, N.A. 465Notes and Prob lems 468

§ 7-3. Crossclaim against Co- Party 468Lindahl v. Laralen Corp. 468D. A. D., Inc. v. Poole 470Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Florida Dept. of Transp. 471

§ 7-4. Third Party Practice 472Rule 1.170. Counterclaims and Crossclaims. . . . 472Rule 1.180. Third- Party Practice 473Houdaille Industries, Inc. v. Edwards 473Dade County School Bd. v. Radio Station WQBA 476

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T & S Enterprises Handicap Accessibility, Inc. v. Wink Indus. Maintenance & Repair 480

Tsafatinos v. Family Dollar Stores of Florida, Inc. 481

Chapter 8 · Amended and Supplementary Pleadings; Pretrial Procedure 487§ 8-1. Amendments and Supplementary Pleadings 487

Rule 1.190. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings 487Boca Burger, Inc. et al. v. Forum 488Scheb v. Shalam Imports, Inc. 491Diaz v. First Capital Corp. 492Noble v. Martin Memorial Hosp’ Ass’n, Inc. 493Scott v. Trevett 495Notes and Prob lems 496Williams v. Palm Beach Community College Foundation, Inc. 497Sorenson v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon 499

§ 8-2. Amendments to Conform with the Evidence 501Simon, Pipes & Ross, Inc. v. Cuartas 501Tracey v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 502Book v. City of Winter Park 506

§ 8-3. Amendment to Assert Punitive Damages 507Globe Newspaper Co. v. King 507Simeon, Inc. v. Cox 509Strasser v. Yalamanchi 511Notes and Prob lems 512W.R. Grace & Com pany — Conn. v. Waters 513

§ 8-4. Relation Back of Amendments 514Colandrea v. King 514Schwartz v. Metro Limo, Inc. 515City of Miami v. Cisneros 519Tanner v. Hartog 520Kopel v. Kopel 521Notes and Prob lems 526

§ 8-5. Pretrial Procedure 527Rule 1.200. Pretrial Procedure 527Notes and Prob lems 528Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Sombrero Beach Rd., LLC 528

§ 8-6. Settlements 531Lunas v. Cooperativa De Seguros Multiples 531Saleeby v. Rocky Elson Construction, Inc. 533Rosen v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass’n 538

Chapter 9 · Parties 543§ 9-1. Parties in General 543

§ 9-1(a). Introduction 543

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Rule 1.210. Parties 543Lage v. Blanco 544F.S. § 57.105. Attorney’s fee; sanctions for raising

unsupported claims or defenses; ser vice of motions; damages for delay of litigation 545

Visoly v. Security Pacific Credit Corp. 546Tran v. Fragnoli 549

§ 9-1(b). Who May Be Parties 550Yordon v. Savage 550Kingsley v. Kingsley 551Gilbertson v. Boggs 553Rinas v. Rinas 557

§ 9-1(c). Real Parties in Interest 558Kumar Corp. v. Nopal Lines, Ltd. 558Juega ex rel. Estate of Davidson v. Davidson 561Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17. Parties Plaintiff

and Defendant; Capacity 563Florida Emergency Physicians- Kang and

Associates, M.D., P.A. v. Parker 564F.S. § 768.20. Parties 565Guadalupe v. Peterson 565F.S. § 744.301. Natu ral guardians 567F.S. § 744.387. Settlement of claims 567Rogers & Ford Const. Corp. v. Carlandia Corp. 568RHPC, Inc. v. Gardner 571Notes and Prob lems 573

§ 9-1(d). Subrogation 574Holyoke Mut. Ins. Co. in Salem v. Concrete Equipment, Inc. 574Dade County School Bd. v. Radio Station WQBA 575Notes and Prob lems 578Royal Atlantic Health Spa, Inc. v. B.L.N., Inc. 578

§ 9-1(e). Indispensable or Necessary Parties 581Tobin v. Vasey 581Florida Department of Revenue v. Cummings 582M.L. v. Dep’t of Children & Families 585

§ 9-2. Class Actions 589§ 9-2(a). In General 589

Rule 1.220. Class Actions 589Notes and Prob lems 592Osceola Groves v. Wiley 592Notes and Prob lems 594Taran v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. 595

§ 9-2(b). Class Certification 597

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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner 597Lance v. Wade 599Notes and Prob lems 602Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc. 603Notes and Prob lems 610

§ 9-3. Homeowners, Condominium and Mobile Homeowners’ Associations 610

Rule 1.221. Homeowners’ Associations and Condominium Associations 610

Rule 1.222. Mobile Homeowners’ Associations 610Avila South Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Kappa Corp. 611Trintec Constr., Inc. v. Countryside Village Condo. Ass’n, Inc. 612Leon Cty. v. Lakeshore Gardens Homeowners’ Ass’n 618

§ 9-4. Interventions 620Union Cent. Life Ins. Co. v. Carlisle 620Beeler v. Banco Indus. de Venezuela 622Kissoon v. Araujo 623C&J Global Invs., Inc. v. JVS Contr. Inc. 627Notes and Prob lems 628

§ 9-5. Interpleader 628Rule 1.240. Interpleader 628Brock v. Bowein 629

§ 9-6. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties 632Rule 1.250. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties 632Alanco v. Bystrom 632Notes and Prob lems 633National Bank of Commerce v. Jupiter Mortg. Corp. 633Notes and Prob lems 635Motor Vehicle Accidents 636F.S. § 627.7403. Mandatory joinder of derivative claim 636Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Krawzak 636Notes and Prob lems 638Hemingway v. Bresney 639

§ 9-7. Survivor; Substitution of Parties 640Rule 1.260. Survivor; Substitution of Parties 640Capone v. Phillip Morris US 641Smith v. Crumm 647Martin v. Hacsi 648Eusepi v. Magruder Eye Institute 650Levine v. Gonzalez 652Notes and Prob lems 656

§ 9-8. Consolidation; Separate Trials 656§ 9-8(a). Consolidation 656

Rule 1.270. Consolidation; Separate Trials 656

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State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Bonham 656Notes and Prob lems 658

§ 9-8(b). Separate Trials 659General Star Indem. Co. v. Boran Craig Barber

Engel Const. Co., Inc. 659§ 9-9. Standing 660

Vaughan v. First Union Nat’l Bank of Fla. 660Notes and Prob lems 662Peregood v. Cosmides 662

Chapter 10 · Discovery 665§ 10-1. Discovery in General 665

Kaplan v. Allen 665Notes and Prob lems 666Dodson v. Persell 667Notes and Prob lems 671Binger v. King Pest Control 671Notes and Prob lems 676

§ 10-2. Methods of Discovery 676Rule 1.280. General Provisions Governing Discovery 676Notes and Prob lems 680Article I, § 23. Right of Privacy 680Rasmussen v. South Florida Blood Ser vice, Inc. 680Public Rec ords 684Article I, § 24. Access to Public Rec ords and Meetings 684F.S. § 119.01. General state policy on public rec ords 685F.S. § 286.011. Public meetings and rec ords; public

inspection; criminal and civil penalties 686Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420.

Public Access to Judicial Branch Rec ords 688§ 10-3. Scope of Discovery 695

Crowley v. Lamming 695Allstate Ins. Co. v. Langston 698Notes and Prob lems 700

§ 10-4. Experts 700Rule 1.390. Depositions of Expert Witnesses 700Evidence Code. F.S. § 90.702 Testimony by Experts 701Elkins v. Syken 701Notes and Prob lems 705Allstate Ins. Co. v. Boecher 705Notes and Prob lems 711City of Jacksonville v. Rodriguez 711Notes and Prob lems 713

§ 10-5. Protective Orders 713

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Meier v. Meier 713H.B.A. Management, Inc. v. Estate of Schwartz 715

§ 10-6. Supplementing Discovery 717Cascanet v. Allen 717Bogosian v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. 720

§ 10-7. Privileges 722Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Deason 722Notes and Prob lems 727American Tobacco Co. v. State 727Cone v. Culver house 731Northup v. Acken 736Notes and Prob lems 739Hasan v. Garvar 740Notes and Prob lems 746Florida Hosp. Waterman, Inc. v. Buster 746Amendment 7 750Notes and Prob lems 751

§ 10-8. Depositions 751Rule 1.290. Depositions before Action or Pending Appeal 752Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. Frazier 753Notes and Prob lems 755Rule 1.300. Persons before Whom Depositions may be Taken 755Notes and Prob lems 755Rule 1.310. Depositions upon Oral Examination 756Beekie v. Morgan 760Notes and Prob lems 763National Sec. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Dunn 763Brown v. Brown 765Logitech Cargo, U.S.A., Corp. v. JW Perry, Inc. 766Notes and Prob lems 768Rule 1.320. Depositions upon Written Questions 768Notes and Prob lems 768Rule 1.330. Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings 769Castaneda v. Redlands Christian Mi grant Ass’n, Inc. 771Carriage Hills Condo., Inc. v. JBH Roofing & Constructors, Inc. 773

§ 10-9. Interrogatories 778Rule 1.340. Interrogatories to Parties 778Notes and Prob lems 780Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Health v. Judge 780Silvers v. Wal- Mart Stores, Inc. 782Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Inc. v. Perez- Torbay 782Notes and Prob lems 783

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§ 10-10. Requests for Production and Inspection 784Rule 1.350. Production of Documents and Things and Entry

upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes 784Kaye Scholer LLP v. Zalis 785Notes and Prob lems 787Gosman v. Luzinski 787Menke v. Broward County School Bd. 789Rule 1.351. Production of documents and things

without deposition 793Morgan, Colling & Gilbert, P.A. v. Pope 794Notes and Prob lems 795Patrowicz v. Wolff 795Notes and Prob lems 797

§ 10-11. Physical and Mental Examinations 797Rule 1.360. Examination of Persons 797Schlagenhauf v. Holder 798Notes and Prob lems 804Goeddel v. Davis 804Notes and Prob lems 805

§ 10-12. Requests for Admission 806Rule 1.370. Requests for Admission 806Asset Mgt. Con sul tants of Virginia, Inc. v. City of Tamarac 807Davis v. Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc. 809Thomas v. Chase Manhattan Bank 811

§ 10-13. Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions 812Rule 1.380. Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions 812Mercer v. Raine 814Notes and Prob lems 816Commonwealth Federal Sav. and Loan Ass’n v. Tubero 816Notes and Prob lems 818Kozel v. Ostendorf 818Liebreich v. Church of Scientology Flag Ser vice Org’n, Inc. 820Spoliation of Evidence 822Public Health Trust of Dade County v. Valcin 822

§ 10-14. Depositions of Expert Witnesses 824Rule 1.390. Depositions of Expert Witnesses 824SIHLE Ins. Group, Inc. v. Right Way Hauling, Inc. 825Dimeglio v. Briggs- Mugrauer 826Ross v. Hobbs 828

§ 10-15. Subpoenas 829Rule 1.410. Subpoena 829Reedy v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Amer i ca 831

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Chapter 11 · Dismissal of Actions 833§ 11-1. Voluntary Dismissals 833

Rule 1.420. Dismissal of Actions 833Ser vice Experts, LLC v. Northside Air Conditioning &

Electrical Serv., Inc. 835Notes and Prob lems 840National Bank of Commerce v. Jupiter Mortg. Corp. 840Notes and Prob lems 841Olympia Mortgage Corp. v. Pugh 841Bank of Am., N.A. v. Graybush 844Notes and Prob lems 852Miller v. Fortune Ins. Co. 852Notes and Prob lems 855Pino v. Bank of N.Y. 855MCR Funding v. CMG Funding Corp. 866Notes and Prob lems 868

§ 11-2. Involuntary Dismissals 869Smith v. St. Vil 869Ballestas v. Montego Ass’n 871Notes and Prob lems 872Thompson v. Florida Cemeteries, Inc. 872Notes and Prob lems 874Fraud on the Court 874Savino v. Florida Drive in Theatre Management, Inc. 874Notes and Prob lems 875

§ 11-3. Costs on Dismissal 875Coastal Petroleum Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. 875Notes and Prob lems 879Wilson v. Rose Printing Co., Inc. 879Commercial Ser vice of Perry, Inc. v. Campbell 881

§ 11-4. Failure to Prosecute 882Chemrock Corp. v. Tampa Electric Co. 882

§ 11-5. Effect on Lis Pendens 889Vonmitschke- Collande v. Kramer 889

Chapter 12 · Defaults 891§ 12-1. Defaults Generally 891

Rule 1.500. Defaults and Final Judgments Thereon 891Zephyr Aviation Ser vices, Inc. v. Amerijet Intern., Inc. 892Notes and Prob lems 893Yellow Jacket Marina, Inc. v. Paletti 893Robles v. Fannie Mae 893

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Motors, Pumps & Accessories, Inc. v. Miami Medley Bus. & Indus., LLC 896

Notes and Prob lems 899Geer v. Jacobsen 899Notes and Prob lems 902Elliott v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC 903

§ 12-2. Final Judgments After Default 905Behar v. Jefferson Nat. Bank at Sunny Isles 905Days Inns Acquisition Corp. v. Hutchinson 906Notes and Prob lems 910Hesser v. Flick 911Notes and Prob lems 912Szucs v. Qualico Development, Inc. 912Notes and Prob lems 915Jayre Inc. v. Wachovia Bank and Trust Co., N.A. 915Notes and Prob lems 916

§ 12-3. Vacating Judgments and Setting Aside Defaults 916Londono v. Big Lake National Bank 916M.L. Builders, Inc. v. Reserve Developers, LLP 917Block v. Tosun 918Dawkins, Inc. v. Huff 920Allstate Ins. Co. v. Ladner 922Notes and Prob lems 923Florida Eurocars, Inc. v. Pecorak 923

Chapter 13 · Trials 927§ 13-1. Right to Jury Trial 927

Department of Revenue v. Printing House 927Billian v. Mobil Corp. 929Chabad House- Lubavitch of Palm Beach County, Inc. v. Banks 930

§ 13-2. Demand for Jury Trial; Waiver 932Rule 1.430. Demand for Jury Trial; Waiver 932Rodriguez v. Mummery 933Dr. Phillips, Inc. v. L & W Supply Corp. 934Paramount Engineering Group, Inc. v. Oakland Lakes, Ltd. 936Del- Rena, Inc. v. KFM, Inc. 937Notes and Prob lems 939

§ 13-3. Trial Jury 939§ 13-3(a). Qualifications of Jurors 939

F.S. § 40.01. Qualifications of jurors 939Notes and Prob lems 939

§ 13-3(b). Questionnaire 939Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 939

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§ 13-3(c). Number of Jurors 940F.S. § 69.071. Number of jurors 940F.S. § 73.071. Jury trial; compensation; severance damages;

business damages 940Eickmeyer v. Dunkin Donuts of Amer i ca, Inc. 940

§ 13-3(d). Examination by Parties 941Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 941Notes and Prob lems 941Roberts v. Tejada 942Notes and Prob lems 949

§ 13-3(e). Challenge for Cause 950Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 950Wallace v. Holiday Isle Resort and Marina, Inc. 951

§ 13-3(f). Peremptory Challenges 952Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 952Melbourne v. State 952Milstein v. Mutual Sec. Life Ins. Co. 954

§ 13-3(g). Exercise of Challenges 956Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 956

§ 13-3(h). Swearing of Jurors 956Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 956

§ 13-3(i). Swearing of Jurors 956Rule 1.431. Trial Jury 956

§ 13-3(j). Conduct of Jurors 957F.S. § 40.50. Jury duty and instructions in civil cases 957Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.450. Standards of

Conduct and Technology Governing Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings 958

§ 13-3(k). Opening Statements 960Maleh v. Florida East Coast Properties, Inc. 960

§ 13-3(l). Receiving Testimony 962Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.530.

Use of Communication Equipment 962§ 13-3(m). Interview of a Juror 964

Rule 4-3.5. Impartiality and decorum of the tribunal 964Baptist Hosp. of Miami, Inc. v. Maler 965Notes and Prob lems 968Myron v. Shulman 968Notes and Prob lems 969

§ 13-4. Setting Action for Trial 969Rule 1.440. Setting Action for Trial 969Schreiber v. Schreiber 970Coastal Palms Holdings, LLC v. Paxton 971

§ 13-5. Proposals for Settlement 973

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Rule 1.442. Proposals for Settlement 973F.S. § 768.79. Offer of judgment and demand for judgment 975Notes and Prob lems 977Southeast Floating Docks v. Auto- Owners Ins. Co. 977Notes and Prob lems 981Willis Shaw Exp., Inc. v. Hilyer Sod, Inc. 981Notes and Prob lems 983Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc. v. Reid 984AmerUs Life Ins. Co v. Lait 986Wagner v. Brandeberry 989

§ 13-6. Evidence 993Rule 1.450. Evidence 993

§ 13-7. Continuances 993Rule 1.460. Continuances 993

§ 13-8. Exceptions Unnecessary 994Rule 1.470. Exceptions Unnecessary; Jury Instructions 994

§ 13-9. Motion for a Directed Verdict 995Rule 1.480. Motion for a Directed Verdict 995Williams v. Salem Free Will Baptist Church 995Notes and Prob lems 997Fulton County Adm’r v. Sullivan 997Williams v. School Bd. of Palm Beach County 998Notes and Prob lems 1000

§ 13-10. Verdicts 1000Rule 1.481. Verdicts 1000F.S. § 768.77. Itemized verdict 1000

Chapter 14 · Judgments and Post- Trial Motions 1003§ 14-1. Judgments Generally 1003

Wiggins v. Dojcsan 1003Notes and Prob lems 1004

§ 14-2. Summary Judgments 1005Rule 1.510 Summary Judgment 1005Notes and Prob lems 1006Competelli v. City of Belleair Bluffs 1006Notes and Prob lems 1008Winfield v. Lazarus 1009Carbonell v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 1010Notes and Prob lems 1011Fleet Finance & Mortg., Inc. v. Carey 1011Koresko v. Coe 1012Lawrence v. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack, Inc. 1013Wolford v. Ostenbridge 1014Bush v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. 1015

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Notes and Prob lems 1016Kehle v. Modansky 1016Feltus v. U.S. Bank N.A. 1017Hope v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. 1020Notes and Prob lems 1021

§ 14-3. Form of Judgment 1022Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Broward County 1022Notes and Prob lems 1023F.S. § 55.01. Judgments; general form 1023Notes and Prob lems 1024Palamara v. Chinnock Marine, Inc. 1024Pennington v. Waldheim 1024Starling v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. 1026Notes and Prob lems 1027Monticello Ins. Co. v. Thompson 1027Notes and Prob lems 1028

§ 14-4. Entry and Recordation of Judgment 1028F.S. § 28.222. Clerk to be county recorder 1028F.S. § 28.29. Recording of orders and judgments 1028Clinton v. Doehla 1028Notes and Prob lems 1030

§ 14-5. Motion for Costs and Attorneys’ Fees 1030Moritz v. Hoyt Enterprises, Inc. 1030Rule 1.525. Motions for Costs and Attorneys’ Fees 1033State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Palma 1033AmerUs Life Ins. Co. v. Lait 1036Notes and Prob lems 1040Bell v. U.S.B. Acquisition Co., Inc. 1041Notes and Prob lems 1046

§ 14-6. Interest 1046Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co. 1046Notes and Prob lems 1048Quality Engineered Installation, Inc. v. Higley South, Inc. 1048Notes and Prob lems 1050Westgate Miami Beach, Ltd. v. Newport Operating Corp. 1051

§ 14-7. Motion for New Trial or Rehearing 1055Rule 1.530. Motions for New Trial and Rehearing;

Amendments of Judgments 1055Brown v. Estate of Stuckey 1056Allstate Ins. Co. v. Manasse 1060F.S. § 768.043. Remittitur and additur actions arising out

of operation of motor vehicles 1062Notes and Prob lems 1063Brander v. Stoddard 1063

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§ 14-8. Motion for Relief from Judgment 1064Rule 1.540. Relief From Judgment, Decrees, or Orders 1064Balmoral Condo. Ass’n v. Grimaldi 1065Pure H20 Biotechnologies, Inc. v. Mazziotti 1068

Chapter 15 · Enforcement of Judgments 1073§ 15-1. Consent Judgments 1073

Ahern v. Odyssey Re (London) Ltd. 1073In de pen dent Fire Ins. Co. v. Paulekas 1076

§ 15-2. Executions and Final Pro cess 1078Rule 1.550 Executions and Final Pro cess 1078Authors’ Comment — 1967 1078GEICO Financial Ser vices, Inc. v. Kramer 1078E.H.G. Enterprises, Inc. v. Amstell 1080F.S. § 55.10. Judgments, orders, and decrees; lien of all,

generally; extension of liens; transfer of liens to other security 1081

Form 1.914. Execution 1083F.S. § 55.201. Central database of judgment

liens on personal property 1083Notes and Prob lems 1083F.S. § 55.202. Judgments, orders, and decrees;

lien on personal property 1083F.S. § 55.203. Judgment lien certificate; content,

filing, and indexing 1084Patrick v. Hess 1086Boats Express, Inc. v. Thackeray 1090

§ 15-3. Stays of Execution 1094Allstate Ins. Co. v. Cruz 1094Tooltrend, Inc. v. C.M.T. Utensili, S.r.l. 1096

§ 15-4. Discovery in aid of Execution 1097Rule 1.560. Discovery in Aid of Execution 1097Form 1.977. Fact Information Sheet 1098

§ 15-5. Attachment 1103Friedman v. Heart Institute of Port St. Lucie, Inc. 1103Notes and Prob lems 1106F.S. § 76.03. Courts from which attachments shall issue 1106F.S. § 76.08. Procurement of attachment; generally 1106F.S. § 76.24. Dissolution of attachment 1106F.S. § 76.04. Grounds when debt due 1107F.S. § 76.05. Grounds when debt not due 1107F.S. § 76.12. Attachment bond 1107

§ 15-6. Garnishment 1108F.S. § 77.03. Issuance of writ after judgment 1108

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F.S. § 77.031. Issuance of writ before judgment 1108F.S. § 77.04. Writ; form 1109Notes and Prob lems 1109F.S. § 77.041. Notice to individual defendant for claim of

exemption from garnishment; procedure for hearing 1109Hill v. Haywood 1112

§ 15-7. Replevin 1113F. S. § 78.01. Right of replevin 1114F. S. § 78.068. Prejudgment writ of replevin 1114Notes and Prob lems 1115

Chapter 16 · Appeals 1117§ 16-1. Jurisdiction 1117

§ 16-1(a). Supreme Court 1117Art. V, § 3. Supreme court 1117Rule 9.030. Jurisdiction of Courts 1118Notes and Prob lems 1119Persaud v. State 1119Notes and Prob lems 1122

§ 16-1(b). District Courts 1122Art. V, § 4. District courts of appeal 1122Rule 9.030. Jurisdiction of Courts 1123Nader v. Fla. Dep’t of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles 1124Rule 9.100. Original Proceedings 1131Rule 9.130. Proceedings to Review Non- Final Orders

and Specified Final Orders 1134Notes and Prob lems 1136

§ 16-1(c). Cir cuit Courts 1136Rule 9.030. Jurisdiction of Courts 1136

§ 16-2. Appeal Proceedings 1137Rule 9.110. Appeal Proceedings to Review Final Orders of

Lower Tribunals and Orders Granting New Trial in Jury and Non- Jury Cases 1137

St. Moritz Hotel v. Daughtry 1139Companioni v. City of Tampa 1141Rule 9.310. Stay Pending Review 1144Aills v. Boemi 1145

§ 16-3. Appellate Provisions 1147§ 16-3(a). Jurisdiction of Lower Tribunal Pending Review 1147

Rule 9.600. Jurisdiction of Lower Tribunal Pending Review 1147Sun Harbor Homeowners’ Ass’n v. Bonura 1148

§ 16-3(b). Notice 1149Alphonso v. Department of Environmental Regulation 1149Timing 1152

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Raysor v. Raysor 1152Notes and Prob lems 1154Breakstone v. Baron’s of Surfside, Inc. 1154Notes and Prob lems 1157

§ 16-3(c). The Rec ord 1158Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee 1158Notes and Prob lems 1159

§ 16-3(d). Briefs 1160§ 16-3(e). Filing; Ser vice of Copies; Computation of Time 1161§ 16-3(f). Oral Argument 1162§ 16-3(g). Dismissal of Appeal 1162§ 16-3(h). Motions 1163§ 16-3(i). Rehearing; Clarification; Certification 1163§ 16-3(j). Rehearings En Banc 1164§ 16-3(k). Disposition of Appeals 1164§ 16-3(l). Costs and Attorney’s Fees 1164§ 16-3(m). Sanctions 1165

Index 1167

xxxi

Abichandani v. Related Homes of Tampa, Inc., 432

Aboudraah v. Tartus Group, Inc., 317Acquadro v. Bergeron, 175Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Health

v. Judge, 780Aguilar v. Southeast Bank, N.A., 465Ahern v. Odyssey Re (London) Ltd.,

1073Aills v. Boemi, 1145Alanco v. Bystrom, 632Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enterprises,

Inc., 136Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp., 122Allie v. Ionata, 450Allstate Ins. Co. v. Boecher, 705Allstate Ins. Co. v. Cruz, 1094Allstate Ins. Co. v. Ladner, 922Allstate Ins. Co. v. Langston, 698Allstate Ins. Co. v. Manasse, 1060Alphonso v. Department of Environ-

mental Regulation, 1149American Tobacco Co. v. State, 727AmerUs Life Ins. Co v. Lait, 420, 986,

1036Anderson v. Gannett Co., 78Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee,

1158Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co.,

1046Armet S.N.C. di Ferronato Giovanni &

Company v. Hornsby, 349Asset Mgt. Consultants of Virginia, Inc.

v. City of Tamarac, 807Avila South Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v.

Kappa Corp., 611 Ballestas v. Montego Ass’n, 871

Balmoral Condo. Ass’n v. Grimaldi, 1065

Banco Inversion, S.A. v. Celtic Finance Corp., S.A., 213

Bank of Am., N.A. v. Graybush, 844Bankers Mut. Capital Corp. v. U.S.

Fidelity and Guar. Co., 417Baptist Hosp. of Miami, Inc. v. Maler,

965Beach v. Great Western Bank, 457Bedwell v. Rucks, 246Beekie v. Morgan, 760Beeler v. Banco Indus. de Venezuela, 622Behar v. Jefferson Nat. Bank at Sunny

Isles, 905Bell v. U.S.B. Acquisition Co., Inc., 1041Benson v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.,

181Billian v. Mobil Corp., 929Binger v. King Pest Control, 671Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.

Co., 30Block v. Tosun, 918Board of County Com’rs of Brevard

County v. Snyder, 142Board of County Com’rs of Madison

County v. Grice, 267Boatfloat LLC v. Golia, 364Boats Express, Inc. v. Thackeray, 1090Boca Burger, Inc. v. Forum, 488Bogosian v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.

Co., 436, 720Book v. City of Winter Park, 506Brander v. Stoddard, 1063Breakstone v. Baron’s of Surfside, Inc.,

1154Brock v. Bowein, 629Brooke & Gordon, P.A. v. Sawada, 348Brown v. Brown, 765Brown v. Estate of Stuckey, 1056Brown v. Nagelhout, 259

Table of Principal Cases

xxxii TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CASES

Brown v. School Bd. of Palm Beach County, 396

Brown v. State, Dept. of Corrections, 22Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 205Burnham v. Superior Court of Califor-

nia, 162Bush v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 1015

C&J Global Invs., Inc. v. JVS Contr. Inc., 627

Camp Illahee Investors, Inc. v. Black-man, 203

Cannella v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 352Capone v. Phillip Morris US, 377, 641Carbonell v. BellSouth Telecommunica-

tions, Inc., 1010Carlile v. Game and Fresh Water Fish

Commission, 263Carlini v. State Dept. of Legal Affairs,

329Carriage Hills Condo., Inc. v. JBH

Roofing & Constructors, Inc., 773Cartan Tours, Inc. v. ESA Services, Inc.,

440Carter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco

Corp., 74Cascanet v. Allen, 717Castaneda v. Redlands Christian Mi-

grant Ass’n, Inc., 771Castro v. Charter Club, Inc., 341Caufield v. Cantele, 426Chabad House-Lubavitch of Palm Beach

County, Inc. v. Banks, 930Chemical Residential Mortg. v. Rector,

428Chemrock Corp. v. Tampa Electric Co.,

882Chiusolo v. Kennedy, 54City of (See Name of City)Clinton v. Doehla, 1028Coastal Palms Holdings, LLC v. Paxton,

971Coastal Petroleum Co. v. Mobil Oil

Corp., 875Colandrea v. King, 514

Colby Materials, Inc. v. Caldwell Const., Inc., 406

Commercial Service of Perry, Inc. v. Campbell, 881

Commonwealth Federal Sav. and Loan Ass’n v. Tubero, 816

Companioni v. City of Tampa, 1141Competelli v. City of Belleair Bluffs,

1006Cone v. Culverhouse, 731Conte v. R & A Food Services, Inc., 414Contractors Unlimited, Inc. v. Nortrax

Equipment Co. Southeast, 429Crowley v. Lamming, 695Cunningham v. Standard Guar. Ins. Co.,

123Custer Med. Ctr. v. United Auto. Ins. Co.,

149

D.A.D., Inc. v. Poole, 470Dade County School Bd. v. Radio

Station WQBA, 476, 575Davis v. Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc.,

809Davis v. Monahan, 93Dawkins, Inc. v. Huff, 920Days Inns Acquisition Corp. v. Hutchin-

son, 906Decker v. Kaplus, 303Del-Rena, Inc. v. KFM, Inc., 937Department of Revenue v. Printing

House, 927Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v.

Sombrero Beach Rd., LLC, 528Diaz v. First Capital Corp., 492Dibble v. Jensen, 68Dimeglio v. Briggs-Mugrauer, 826Dodson v. Persell, 667Doe v. Thompson, 182Dolan v. Dolan, 308Dr. Phillips, Inc. v. L & W Supply Corp.,

934

E.H.G. Enterprises, Inc. v. Amstell, 1080

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East Coast Karate Studios, Inc. v. Lifestyle Martial Arts, LLC, 248

Eickmeyer v. Dunkin Donuts of Amer-ica, Inc., 940

Elkins v. Syken, 701Elliott v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC, 903Emery Worldwide, Inc. v. Indemnity Ins.

Co. of North America, 351Emmer v. Brucato, 322Engel Const. Co., Inc., 659Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 603Eusepi v. Magruder Eye Institute, 650Execu-Tech Business Systems, Inc. v.

New Oji Paper Co. Ltd., 188

Feltus v. U.S. Bank N.A., 1017Fern, Ltd. v. Road Legends, Inc., 324Fladell v. Palm Beach County Canvass-

ing Bd., 428Fleet Finance & Mortg., Inc. v. Carey,

1011Florida Dept. of Children and Families

v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc., 269, 310Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilita-

tive Services v. S.A.P., 107Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Cummings,

582Florida Emergency Physicians-Kang and

Associates, M.D., P.A. v. Parker, 564Florida Eurocars, Inc. v. Pecorak, 923Florida Hosp. Waterman, Inc. v. Buster,

746Florida Public Service Commission v.

Triple A Enterprises, Inc., 265Fontana v. Hugo International, Inc., 240Ford Motor Company v. James, 252Friedman v. Heart Institute of Port St.

Lucie, Inc., 1103Frugoli v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 392Fulton County Adm’r v. Sullivan, 997Furst v. Blackman, 444

Gardina v. Aronowitz, 333Geer v. Jacobsen, 899

GEICO Financial Services, Inc. v. Kramer, 1078

General Star Indem. Co. v. Boran Craig Barber

Gerber Trade Finance, Inc. v. Bayou Dock Seafood Co., Inc., 178

Gilbert v. Storey, 340Gilbertson v. Boggs, 553Globe Newspaper Co. v. King, 507Glovegold Shipping, Ltd. v. Sveriges

Angfartygs Assurans Forening, 227Goeddel v. Davis, 804Goedmakers v. Goedmakers, 243Gosman v. Luzinski, 787Government Employees Ins. Co. v.

Burns, 286Government Employees Ins. Co. v.

Krawzak, 636Green v. Sun Harbor Homeowners’

Ass’n, Inc., 424Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Lipoff

Rosen & Quentel v. Bolton, 371Guadalupe v. Peterson, 565

H.B.A. Management, Inc. v. Estate of Schwartz, 715

Hannah v. Olivo, 331Hasan v. Garvar, 740Hearndon v. Graham, 89Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.

A. v. Hall, 196Hemingway v. Bresney, 639Herranz v. Siam, 446Hesser v. Flick, 911Hill v. Haywood, 1112Holyoke Mut. Ins. Co. in Salem v.

Concrete Equipment, Inc., 574Honegger v. Coastal Fertilizer & Supply,

Inc., 234Hope v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 1020Houdaille Industries, Inc. v. Edwards,

473

xxxiv TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CASES

Independent Fire Ins. Co. v. Paulekas, 1076

Jacksonville, City of, v. Rodriguez, 711Jaffrey v. Baggy Bunny, Inc., 391Jayre Inc. v. Wachovia Bank and Trust

Co., N.A., 915Juega ex rel. Estate of Davidson v.

Davidson, 561Juliano v. Juliano, 388

Kaplan v. Allen, 665Kaye Scholer LLP v. Zalis, 785Kehle v. Modansky, 1016Kingsley v. Kingsley, 551Kinney System, Inc. v. Continental Ins.

Co., 292Kiriakidis v. Kiriakidis, 409Kissoon v. Araujo, 623Kitchen v. Kitchen, 392Knealing v. Puleo, 8Kopel v. Kopel, 521Koresko v. Coe, 1012Koster v. Sullivan, 325Kozel v. Ostendorf, 818KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner, 597Kumar Corp. v. Nopal Lines, Ltd., 558Kush v. Lloyd, 96

Labbee v. Harrington, 358Lage v. Blanco, 544Lance v. Wade, 599Larson & Larson, P.A. v. TSE Industries,

111Lawrence v. Pep Boys Manny Moe &

Jack, Inc., 1013Leon Cty. v. Lakeshore Gardens Home-

owners’ Ass’n, 618Levine v. Dade County School Board, 16Levine v. Gonzalez, 652Liebreich v. Church of Scientology Flag

Service Org’n, Inc., 820Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche, 51Lindahl v. Laralen Corp., 468

Logitech Cargo, U.S.A., Corp. v. JW Perry, Inc., 766

Londono v. Big Lake National Bank, 916Londono v. Turkey Creek, Inc., 462Lottinger-Serraes v. Serraes, 290Lunas v. Cooperativa De Seguros

Multiples, 531

M.L. Builders, Inc. v. Reserve Develop-ers, LLP, 917

M.L. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 585

Mabie v. Garden St. Management Corp., 131

Macola v. Government Employees Insurance Company, 35

Major League Baseball v. Morsani, 103Maleh v. Florida East Coast Properties,

Inc., 960Malone v. Meres, 119Manrique v. Fabbri, 160Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. v. Queen’s

Flowers Corp., 200Martin County v. Yusem, 145Martin v. Hacsi, 648Maynard v. Household Finance Corp.

III, 460MCR Funding v. CMG Funding Corp.,

866Medical Facilities Dev’t, Inc. v. Little

Arch Creek Properties, Inc., 55Meier v. Meier, 713Melbourne v. State, 952Melkonian v. Goldman, 139Menke v. Broward County School Bd.,

789Mercer v. Raine, 814Merkle v. Robinson, 86Metro Ford, Inc. v. Green, 158Metropolitan Dade County v. Reyes, 20Mezroub v. Capella, 82Miami, City of, v. Cisneros, 519Miami-Dade County v. Omnipoint

Holdings, Inc., 146Miller v. Fortune Ins. Co., 852

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Milstein v. Mutual Sec. Life Ins. Co., 954Monticello Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 1027Morgan, Colling & Gilbert, P.A. v. Pope,

794Moritz v. Hoyt Enterprises, Inc., 1030Mosher v. Anderson, 12Motors, Pumps & Accessories, Inc. v.

Miami Medley Bus. & Indus., LLC, 896

Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Inc. v. Perez-Torbay, 782

Musto v. Bell South Telecommunica-tions Corp., 80

Myron v. Shulman, 968

Nader v. Fla. Dep’t of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, 1124

Nash v. Wells Fargo Guard Services, Inc., 435

National Bank of Commerce v. Jupiter Mortg. Corp., 633, 840

National Sec. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Dunn, 763

Noble v. Martin Memorial Hosp’ Ass’n, Inc., 493

North American Philips Corp., Inc. v. Boles, 394

Northup v. Acken, 736Northwestern Aircraft Capital Corp. v.

Stewart, 192

Oceania Joint Venture v. Ocean View of Miami, Ltd., 141

Oesterle v. Farish, 184Olympia Mortgage Corp. v. Pugh, 841Osceola Groves v. Wiley, 592

Pages v. Dominguez, 42Palamara v. Chinnock Marine, Inc., 1024Paramount Engineering Group, Inc. v.

Oakland Lakes, Ltd., 936Patrick v. Hess, 1086Patrowicz v. Wolff, 795Paulucci v. General Dynamics Corp., 128Pennington v. Waldheim, 1024

Peregood v. Cosmides, 662Persaud v. State, 1119Pino v. Bank of N.Y., 855Podd v. Becker, 239Pozo v. Roadhouse Grill, Inc., 255Precision Tune Auto Care, Inc. v.

Radcliffe, 419Public Health Trust of Dade County v.

Valcin, 822Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade

County v. Acanda, 25Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. Frazier, 753Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp. v.

Barnes, 102Pure H20 Biotechnologies, Inc. v.

Mazziotti, 1068

QSR, Inc. v. Concord Food Festival Inc., 224

Quality Engineered Installation, Inc. v. Higley South, Inc., 1048

Quinn v. Housing Authority of City of Orlando, 400

Ranger Const. Industries, Inc. v. Martin Cos. of Daytona, Inc., 414

Rasmussen v. South Florida Blood Service, Inc., 680

Raysor v. Raysor, 1152Reedy v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America, 831Residential Sav. Mortage, Inc. v. Kees-

ling, 277RHPC, Inc. v. Gardner, 571Rinas v. Rinas, 557Roberts v. Tejada, 942Robinson v. Auto Owners Ins. Co., 71Robles v. Fannie Mae, 893Rodriguez v. Mummery, 933Rogers & Ford Const. Corp. v. Carlandia

Corp., 568Rosen v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass’n, 538Ross v. Hobbs, 828Royal Atlantic Health Spa, Inc. v. B.L.N.,

Inc., 578Russomano v. Maresca, 237

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Ruth v. Department of Legal Affairs, 125Rybovich Boat Works, Inc. v. Atkins, 454

Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc. v. Reid, 984Saleeby v. Rocky Elson Construction,

Inc., 533Savino v. Florida Drive in Theatre

Management, Inc., 874Scheb v. Shalam Imports, Inc., 491Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 798Schreiber v. Schreiber, 970Schupak v. Sutton Hill Associates, 338Schwartz v. Metro Limo, Inc., 515Scott v. Trevett, 495Semet Lickstein Morgenstern Berger

Friend Brooke & Gordon, P.A. v. Sawada 348

Service Experts, LLC v. Northside Air Conditioning & Electrical Serv., Inc., 835

Seymour v. Panchita Inv., Inc., 314Shuck v. Bank of America, N.A., 9Shuler v. Darby, 438SIHLE Ins. Group, Inc. v. Right Way

Hauling, Inc., 825Silvers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 782Simeon, Inc. v. Cox, 509Simon, Pipes & Ross, Inc. v. Cuartas, 501Smith v. Crumm, 647Smith v. St. Vil, 869Sorenson v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 499Southeast Floating Docks v. Auto-Own-

ers Ins. Co., 4, 977Southeast Medical Products, Inc. v.

Williams, 434Southeastern Termite and Pest v. Ones,

323Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Broward

County, 1022Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Deason,

722Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Florida

Dept. of Transp., 471St. Moritz Hotel v. Daughtry, 1139Stanley Builders, Inc. v. Nacron, 45

Starling v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 1026

State Dept. of Transp. v. San Marco Contracting Co., 280

State Dept. of Transp. v. Southtrust Bank, 385

State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Palma, 1033

State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Bonham, 656

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Bishop, 73

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Horkheimer, 374

Stebnicki v. Wolfson, 320Stowers Equipment Rental Co. v. Brown,

283Strasser v. Yalamanchi, 511Suarez v. Hillcrest Dev. of So. Fla., Inc.,

372Sun Harbor Homeowners’ Ass’n v.

Bonura, 1148Suncoast Home Improvements, Inc. v.

Robichaud, 273Suzanne Walker & Associates, Inc. v.

Qualtec Quality Servs., Inc., 285Szucs v. Qualico Development, Inc., 912

T & S Enterprises Handicap Accessibil-ity, Inc. v. Wink Indus. Maintenance & Repair, 480

Tanner v. Hartog, 520Taran v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Florida, Inc., 595Telf Corp. v. Gomez, 324Thomas Jefferson University v. Romer,

186Thomas v. Chase Manhattan Bank, 811Thompson v. Florida Cemeteries, Inc.,

872Tip Top Enterprises, Inc. v. Summit

Consulting, Inc., 289Tobin v. Vasey, 581Tooltrend, Inc. v. C.M.T. Utensili, S.r.l.,

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Torres v. Arnco Const., Inc., 335Torrey v. Leesburg Regional Medical

Center, 402Tracey v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 502Tran v. Fragnoli, 549Trintec Constr., Inc. v. Countryside

Village Condo. Ass’n, Inc., 612Tsafatinos v. Family Dollar Stores of

Florida, Inc., 481Tucker v. Ruvin, 67

Union Cent. Life Ins. Co. v. Carlisle, 620Upland Development of Cent. Florida,

Inc. v. Bridge, 442

Vanderbilt Shores Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Collier County, 49

Vaughan v. First Union Nat’l Bank of Fla., 660

Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 166Vest v. Travelers Ins. Co., 32Visoly v. Security Pacific Credit Corp.,

546VonDrasek v. City of St. Petersburg, 28Vonmitschke-Collande v. Kramer, 889

W.R. Grace & Company— Conn. v. Waters, 513

Wagner v. Brandeberry, 989Wallace v. Holiday Isle Resort and

Marina, Inc., 951Weinstein v. Aisenberg, 61Wendt v. Horowitz, 171Werntz v. Floyd, 385Westgate Miami Beach, Ltd. v. Newport

Operating Corp., 1051Wiggins v. Dojcsan, 1003Williams v. Palm Beach Community

College Foundation, Inc., 497Williams v. Salem Free Will Baptist

Church, 995Williams v. School Bd. of Palm Beach

County, 998Willis Shaw Exp., Inc. v. Hilyer Sod, Inc.,

981Wilson v. Rose Printing Co., Inc., 879Winfield v. Lazarus, 1009Wolford v. Ostenbridge, 1014

Yellow Jacket Marina, Inc. v. Paletti, 893Yordon v. Savage, 550

Zephyr Aviation Services, Inc. v. Ameri-jet Intern., Inc., 892

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Preface

This casebook is intended as an introduction to Florida Civil Procedure which necessitates a survey not only of the Florida rules of court and the reported cases, but also the numerous applicable statutes and a few constitutional provisions. By the rules of court, we mean the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, together with other rules that may be relevant, such as the Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Rules of Judicial Administration, with occasional references to the Florida Evidence Code, Small Claims Rules and Family Law Rules of Procedure. But the bulk of the mate-rial included in this text is the cases found in the Southern Reporter, decided in the Florida Supreme Court and the five District Courts of Appeal.

To appreciate the importance of this subject matter, one need only read a few of the cases included in the text. The landscape is littered with cases that had merit, but fatally crashed into a procedural roadblock. Thus, before a lawsuit can find its way in front of a jury, the practitioner needs to comply properly with a number of prerequisites, some of which must be complied with even prior to the filing of a complaint with the clerk of the court. Other potential traps include statute of limi-tations, jurisdiction, venue, motion practice, discovery obligations, and pretrial orders, all before a judge or jury begins to listen to the evidence.

This book has not attempted to replace a basic introduction to civil procedure, nor will it attempt to provide an exhaustive review of federal civil procedure. Of course, there will be numerous references to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but this text is intended as a survey of Florida civil procedure. Incidentally, because of the Erie doctrine, federal courts will look to Florida law for many of their deci-sions, and the Florida Constitution provides the mechanism, under Article V, §3(b)(6), for the United States Supreme Court or any Court of Appeals, to certify ques-tions directly to the Florida Supreme Court.1

We wish to thank our respective wives, both named Josie, for their patience and support in the many hours we spent compiling and drafting the materials.

1. Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938).

xl PREFACE

(We also thank our law school interns, Renata Villar, Beran Nar, Natalia Rivera, Rhea Bagaria, Daniel Gonzalez, Jade Manning and JiHyun Lee for their research help in prepar-ing the 3rd Edition of this book.)

Juan Ramirez, Jr.JAMS Arbitrator and MediatorFormer Chief Judge, Third District Court of AppealMiami, Florida

Jose M. RodriguezJudge, 11th Judicial CircuitMiami, Florida