City of Miami v. Rivas

Full title: CITY OF MIAMI, Appellant, vs. JOSE L. RIVAS, as parent and natural…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 13, 1999

723 So. 2d 393 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 98-1976

Opinion filed January 13, 1999 JANUARY TERM 1999

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Murray Goldman, Judge, L.T. No. 97-9947.

Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney, and Manny Anon, Jr., and Myrna D. Bricker, Assistant City Attorneys, for appellant.

Richard A. Barnett (Hollywood), for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and SHEVIN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We find no gross abuse of discretion in the trial court's reinstatement of the appellee's case against the City of Miami. Florida policy dictates a strong preference that cases be decided on their merits. See Venero v. Balbuena, 652 So.2d 1271 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Cinkat Transp., Inc. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 596 So.2d 746 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992).

Affirmed.