Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1982

Mazer v. Jefferson Stores, Inc.

Mazer v. Jefferson Stores, Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 20, 1982 · Ferguson, Pearson, Schwartz
412 So. 2d 945; 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19863 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Mazer v. Jefferson Stores, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The trial court has the inherent power to impose the sanction of dismissal for a plaintiff’s willful failure to comply with its order, the lawfulness of which was challenged only by plaintiff’s adamant refusal to answer certain questions on deposition. See Surrency v. Winn & Lovett Grocery Company, 160 Fla. 294, 34 So.2d 564 (1948); Warriner v. Ferraro, 177 So.2d 723 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965).

Affirmed.

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