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Fincher Motors v. Carriage Trade Auto

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 2, 1982
421 So. 2d 673 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. 82-1176.

November 2, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Jon I. Gordon, J.

Quinton, Lummus, Dunwody Adams, Miami, for appellant.

No appearance for appellees.

Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


Although appellee Jack Wolf may eventually establish that he is not personally obligated to appellant under the provisions of section 673.403(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1979), he has not done so within the complaint itself. See Parkway General Hospital, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co., 393 So.2d 1171 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). We therefore hold that the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Section 673.403(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1979) states:
(2) An authorized representative who signs his own name to an instrument:
. . . .
(b) Except as otherwise established between the immediate parties, is personally obligated if the instrument names the person represented but does not show that the representative signed in a representative capacity, or if the instrument does not name the person represented but does show that the representative signed in a representative capacity. (emphasis added).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Fincher Motors v. Carriage Trade Auto

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 2, 1982
421 So. 2d 673 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

Fincher Motors v. Carriage Trade Auto

Case Details

Full title:FINCHER MOTORS, INC., APPELLANT, v. CARRIAGE TRADE AUTO BROKERS, INCL, AND…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 2, 1982

Citations

421 So. 2d 673 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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