Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1988

Roland v. Gold Coast Savings & Loan Ass'n

Roland v. Gold Coast Savings & Loan Ass'n
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 13, 1988 · Downey, Glickstein, Stone
528 So. 2d 111; 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1648; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 2961; 1988 WL 70688 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Roland v. Gold Coast Savings & Loan Ass'n

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We perceive the order here being appealed to be a partial summary judgment determining the issue of liability in favor of a party seeking affirmative relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv).

*112At the time appellee s motion for summary judgment was granted, there had been no pleading in response to appellant’s affirmative defenses. Appellee had not shown that it was the holder of the note in its entire amount, nor that it had given the default notice required by a contractual provision. Thus there remained genuine issues of material fact.

Albeit the open issues may have been resolved subsequently, we reverse and remand. Summary judgment is determined on what is before the court at the time the order is rendered. A court should not decide the issue of liability on an inadequate record, while making grant of final judgment contingent on correcting the deficiency.

DOWNEY and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., concur. STONE, J., dissents with opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

STONE, Judge,

dissenting.

I would affirm. In the alternative, the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under rule 9.130, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The “Order On Motion For Summary Judgment” in this case did not, in fact, determine liability with finality.

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