Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1998

Motyczka v. Hall

Motyczka v. Hall
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 18, 1998 · Cope, Goderich, Jorgenson
706 So. 2d 959; 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 2681; 1998 WL 117400 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Motyczka v. Hall

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

In the underlying action, the trial court entered an order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss with prejudice portions of the plaintiffs’ amended complaint as a sham and the remaining portions for failure to state a cause of action. We find that, with regard to the portions of the amended complaint that were dismissed as a sham, the trial court erred by granting the dismissal without first conducting an evidentiary hearing as is required by Rule 1.150, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. However, because the order does not specify which portions of the amended complaint were dismissed as a sham, we reverse and remand the entire cause. On remand, the parties shall be entitled to a new hearing on the motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. If that motion is granted, in whole or in part, plaintiff is entitled to have leave to amend.

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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