Timmy Woods Beverly v. Greenwald

Full title: TIMMY WOODS BEVERLY HILLS, LTD., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 9, 1986

497 So. 2d 682 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-1329.

October 28, 1986. Rehearing Denied December 9, 1986.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Joseph J. Gersten, Judge.

Bercuson, Cahan, Tarr Madorsky and Steven D. Kaufman, Miami, for appellant.

Bruce H. Freedman, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We hold that the trial court erred in denying appellant's request for relief from final judgment following entry of default. Appellant demonstrated excusable neglect and a meritorious defense. Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.540(b); see Timmy Woods Beverly Hills, Ltd. v. Greenwald, 475 So.2d 256 (Fla.3d DCA 1985); Florida Aviation Academy, Dewkat Aviation, Inc. v. Charter Air Center, Inc., 449 So.2d 350 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); Associated Medical Institutions, Inc. v. Imperatori, 338 So.2d 74 (Fla.3d DCA 1976). We therefore reverse the Final Judgment and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.