Zuckerman & Vernon Corp. v. Motchkavitz

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Zuckerman & Vernon Corp. v. Motchkavitz, 370 So. 2d 1170 (1979)
1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14000
Beranek, Letts, Moore

Zuckerman & Vernon Corp. v. Motchkavitz

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Before us is a motion to dismiss an appeal commenced by one co-defendant who seeks review of a final judgment exonerating another co-defendant from liability. On the authority of Christian et al. v. Popovich et al., 363 So.2d 2 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978) and Sol Walker & Co. v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co., 362 So.2d 45 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978) the motion to dismiss is denied.

In so ruling we hold that the right of one co-defendant to appeal a judgment which exonerates another co-defendant is inherently implied in Florida’s Contribution Act, Section 768.31, Florida Statutes (1977).

LETTS, MOORE and BERANEK, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
ZUCKERMAN & VERNON CORPORATION, a Florida Corporation v. Ronald MOTCHKAVITZ and Joan Motchkavitz, his wife, L. C. Boggs Industries, Inc., and Theodore Faber, an Individual
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1 case
Status
Published