Ullman v. Curbelo

Florida District Courts of Appeal October 24, 1989

Ullman v. Curbelo, 550 So. 2d 1178 (1989)

14 Fla. L. Weekly 2502; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 6118; 1989 WL 126499

Baskin, Cope, Nesbitt

Opinion of the Court

CORRECTED OPINION

PER CURIAM.

We withdraw the opinion filed September 5, 1989, and in its place issue the following:

By means of a motion to set aside judgment filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540, appellee asserted that a post-default judgment assessing damages should' be vacated because the court had failed to conduct a trial by jury. The trial court agreed that it had acted in error and vacated the judgment. The proper vehicle for asserting error is by appeal, and not by motion to set aside judgment pursuant to Florida Rule' of Civil Procedure 1.540. Rutshaw v. Arakas, 549 So.2d 769 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).

Reversed and remanded to the trial court with directions to reinstate the final judgment.

Reference

Full Case Name: Howard F. ULLMAN, Esquire, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Francia Perez v. Arnaldo CURBELO, M.D., and Hialeah Medical Center For Women, Inc.
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published