Lahav Flooring & Fixtures, Inc. v. Flecher
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Lahav Flooring & Fixtures, Inc. v. Flecher, 571 So. 2d 551 (1990)
1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9738; 1990 WL 205893
Cope, Ferguson, Levy
Lahav Flooring & Fixtures, Inc. v. Flecher
Opinion of the Court
Defendant, Lahav Flooring and Fixtures, Inc., appeals a final judgment entered on a default for counsel’s failure to appear at a calendar call. Entry of a default judgment on liability is too severe a sanction for failure of counsel to appear at a call of the trial calendar. Beasley v. Girten, 61 So.2d 179 (Fla. 1952).
Reversed and remanded for consideration of a lesser sanction.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- LAHAV FLOORING AND FIXTURES, INC. v. Dennis FLECHER
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published