POLK EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1994-12-01
No. 93-3010
ALLEN, WEBSTER and DAVIS, JJ., concur.
645 So. 2d 1109 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1994)

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Synopsis

Polk County appeals an amended stipulated final judgment, arguing the trial court lacked authority to vacate a prior order granting a new trial and enter the judgment based on the parties' stipulation.


Holding

The trial court erred in vacating its prior order granting a new trial and entering a stipulated final judgment, as it lacked the authority to do so.


Facts & Procedural History

Ms. Sofka, a quadriplegic after a car accident, sued Polk County alleging negligence in failing to install a traffic control device at a dangerous int…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Sarasota County School District v. Sarasota Classified/Teachers Ass’n., et al., 614 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993), review dismissed, 630 So. 2d 1095 (Fla.1994); and School Bd. of Martin County v. Martin County Education Ass’n., 613 So. 2d 521 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).

ALLEN, WEBSTER and DAVIS, JJ., concur.


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