Owen v. Moore
Owen v. Moore
Opinion of the Court
We reverse the dismissal of appellants’ complaint. Pursuant to our ruling in Osterback v. Turner, 837 So.2d 604 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003), the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint prior to adjudicating the inmate to be indigent.
Dissenting Opinion
Dissents.
While the trial court did not follow the law, any error was harmless. Pursuant to § 59.041, Fla. Stat. (2002), no judgment shall be set aside or reversed for any error as to any matter of pleading or procedure, unless it appears that such errors injuriously affect the substantial rights of the complaining party or results in a miscarriage of justice. See also Mathers v. Botsford, 86 Fla. 40, 43, 97 So. 282, 283 (1923).
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