Foundation Well Point Corp. of Florida v. Bauman
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Foundation Well Point Corp. of Florida v. Bauman, 437 So. 2d 729 (1983)
1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 23644
Bas, Hendry, Kin, Nesbitt
Foundation Well Point Corp. of Florida v. Bauman
Opinion of the Court
We reverse the order denying the defendant’s motion to set aside a default upon a holding that: (a) an affidavit setting forth a general denial satisfies the requirement that the defendant must present a meritorious defense, North Shore Hospital, Inc. v. Barber; 143 So.2d 849 (Fla. 1962); and (b) the corporation’s inadvertence in failing to deliver suit papers to counsel representing the appellant was excusable neglect where separate complaints were filed at the same time on behalf of two plaintiffs against the same defendants, arising out of the same accident and the corporate agent mistakenly thought that the papers represented multiple copies of the same complaint.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- FOUNDATION WELL POINT CORPORATION OF FLORIDA and Eddie Bee Paulk v. Sara Lee Knight BAUMAN and Alfred Jerome Bauman
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- 3 cases
- Status
- Published