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Tausinger v. Woodlawn Park Associates

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jun 28, 1996
681 So. 2d 745 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-05058.

June 28, 1996.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Fred L. Bryson, Judge.

Carlton R. Reichert, St. Petersburg, for Appellants.

John W. Biesinger, III, of Grant Biesinger, St. Petersburg, for Appellee.


Robert and Pamela Tausinger and Iscador Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Park Inn Drugs, appeal a partial summary judgment for Woodlawn Park Associates on its claim for breach of a commercial property lease. The Tausingers contend that summary judgment was improper because disputed issues of material fact exist regarding their affirmative defenses of novation and accord and satisfaction. We agree and reverse.

Summary judgment is inappropriate when there are disputed issues of material fact or when affirmative defenses have not been conclusively refuted on the record. Reserve Ins. Co. v. Earle W. Day Co., 190 So.2d 803 (Fla. 2d DCA 1966); Hyde Shipping Corp. v. Concreto Asfaltico Nacional, S.A., 507 So.2d 776 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). Because the parties' affidavits are contradictory on the facts that would establish the Tausingers' affirmative defenses, the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

RYDER, A.C.J., and FRANK, J., concur.


Summaries of

Tausinger v. Woodlawn Park Associates

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jun 28, 1996
681 So. 2d 745 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Tausinger v. Woodlawn Park Associates

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT C. TAUSINGER AND PAMELA E. TAUSINGER, HIS WIFE, AND ISCADOR…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jun 28, 1996

Citations

681 So. 2d 745 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

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