Brown v. Bay County
Brown v. Bay County
Opinion of the Court
Despite appellant Nancy Crook’s repeated attempts to have the lower tribunal enter an appealable order, the lower tribunal has failed to do so. A dismissal without prejudice is a nonfinal, nonappealable order if the dismissal is without prejudice to amend the complaint in the same action. See Augustin v. Blount, Inc., 573 So.2d 104 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). Accordingly, we grant appellees’ motions to dismiss and dismiss the appeal as premature as to appellant Nancy Crook.
Concurring Opinion
concurs with separate opinion.
I concur with the opinion. I write only to express my view, which I think is the correct one, that the trial court errs by requiring Appellant to amend her complaint and not enter an order of dismissal with prejudice as Appellant requested. Appellant is entitled to an order of dismissal with prejudice upon her request providing her with the right to appeal.
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