Garlock, Inc. v. Coons
Garlock, Inc. v. Coons
664 So. 2d 20; 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 11986; 1995 WL 676062
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Garlock, Inc. v. Coons
Opinion of the Court
Because it is clear on this record that the order striking the defendant Garlock, Inc.’s pleadings was entered below at a time when the instant case was not set for trial and thus the plaintiffs’ case was not prejudiced by the late-filed answers to interrogatories, we conclude that the trial court committed reversible error in entering such order based on the controlling authority of Garlock, Inc. v. Harriman, 665 So.2d 1116 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). We, accordingly, reverse the final judgment under review and remand the cause to the trial court with directions to reinstate the defendant’s pleadings and to conduct a new trial.
Reversed and remanded.
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