WORLD'S FINEST PRODUCTS, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
ROBERT B. CARPENTER, APPELLEE
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GUNTHER, Judge.
We reverse the trial court’s order granting Robert B. Carpenter’s (Carpenter) motion to vacate default judgment.
A defaulting party may vacate a default judgment if the defaulting party proves excusable neglect, a meritorious defense, and a showing of due diligence in seeking relief after learning of the default. Schneiderman v. Cantor, 546 So. 2d 51 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). In the instant case, Carpenter failed to exercise due diligence in seeking relief. Forty-eight days passed before Carpenter took any action after learning of the default. Moreover, he of fered no reasonable explanation for the forty-eight day delay. See Fischer v. Barnett Bank of South Florida, N.A., 511 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Bayview Towers Condo. Assoc., Inc. v. Schweitzer, 475 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) and Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. Steve Lake Masonry, Inc., 356 So. 2d 1329 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978).
DOWNEY and POLEN, JJ„ concur.
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- State v. Camper, 356 So. 2d 1329 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978)
- Westinghouse Credit Corp. v. Steven Lake Masonry, Inc., 356 So. 2d 1329 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978)
- Bayview Tower Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Schweizer, 475 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)
- Hubert Fischer & Angeles de Fischer v. Barnett Bank OF S. Fla., N.A., 511 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)
- Schneiderman v. Cantor, 546 So. 2d 51 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989)