PIERRE SENEQUE, ET AL.
v.
FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-02-11
No. 2024-2153
2026 FL 1466 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

An issue must be presented to the lower court with the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal in order to be preserved for appellate review, and a conscious decision not to comply with legal requirements does not constitute excusable neglect.


Key Quotes

“In order to be preserved for further review by a higher court, an issue must be presented to the lower court and the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal or review must be part of that presentation if it is to be considered preserved.”

Tillman v. State, 471 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1985)

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The case involves a dispute between Pierre Seneque and others against Florida Peninsula Insurance Company. The specifics of the underlying facts are n…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Tillman v. State, 471 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1985) (“ In order to be preserved for further review by a higher court, an issue must be presented to the lower court and the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal or review must be part of that presentation if it is to be considered preserved.") and Peterson v. Lake Surprise II Condo. Assoc., 118 So. 3d 313 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (“A conscious decision not to comply with the requirements of the law cannot be “excusable neglect” under the rule or any other equivalent requirement.").


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