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

PER CURIAM.

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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Status
Published