Smith v. Slaton

Full title: Edwin L. SMITH, Appellant, v. Kelvin Kenard SLATON, individually, ED Smith…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Jul 12, 2023

366 So. 3d 1206 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023)

Opinion

No. 1D22-0056

07-12-2023

Edwin L. SMITH, Appellant, v. Kelvin Kenard SLATON, individually, ED Smith Construction Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, and Alethea Leslie Gadson, individually, Appellees.

Clarence Harold Houston III and Steven L. Worley, Carr Allison, Jacksonville, for Appellant. Andrew A. Harris and Grace Mackey Streicher, Harris Appeals, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens; Stephen Reams, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP, Atlanta, GA; and Timothy C. Felice, Felice, Ehrlich & Naparstek, West Palm Beach, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Clarence Harold Houston III and Steven L. Worley, Carr Allison, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Andrew A. Harris and Grace Mackey Streicher, Harris Appeals, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens; Stephen Reams, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP, Atlanta, GA; and Timothy C. Felice, Felice, Ehrlich & Naparstek, West Palm Beach, for Appellees.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See Retherford v. Kirkland , No. 1D22-1351, 363 So.3d 132 (Fla. 1st DCA June 14, 2023) (concluding that the plain language of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.140 bars a party from attempting to "cure" the omission and waiver of a Rule 1.1410(b) defense through the filing of an amended motion to dismiss).

Osterhaus, C.J., and Ray and Nordby, JJ., concur.