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Bowman v. Dickey

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 8, 1987
505 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Opinion

No. 86-2471.

April 8, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Frank H. White, J.

J. Patrick McElroy, Clearwater, for appellant.

Raymond C. Conklin of Stolba, Englander, Conklin, Brainard, DiSano Verona, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees.


Appellant William Bowman, Jr., appeals a final order dismissing his action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e).

At the time Bowman's action was dismissed the bankruptcy proceedings of appellee John M. Dickey were pending. The dismissal of Bowman's action therefore constituted reversible error. Bowman v. Peele, 413 So.2d 90 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982), dismissed, 419 So.2d 1199 (Fla. 1982).

Accordingly, the order of the trial court is reversed, and this cause is remanded with directions that Bowman's action be reinstated.

DANAHY, C.J., and SCHOONOVER, J., concur.


Summaries of

Bowman v. Dickey

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 8, 1987
505 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
Case details for

Bowman v. Dickey

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM BOWMAN, JR., APPELLANT, v. JOHN M. DICKEY, ST. PETERSBURG BEACH…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 8, 1987

Citations

505 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

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