BRENDA LAGARES AND MARIA LUZ VARGAS
v.
JANETTE LAGARES

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-06-19
No. 2025-1574
Arendas, J., Stargel, J., Nardella, J., Brownlee, J.
2026 FL 7644 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot review whether a trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence without a complete record of the trial proceedings.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court cannot review whether a trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence without a complete record of the trial proceedings.

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Key Quotes

“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

Court's rationale for affirming, citing Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979)

Facts & Procedural History

Brenda Lagares and Maria Luz Vargas appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Osceola County in a case against Janette Lagares.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-1574 Lower Tribunal No. 2024-CA-001120

BRENDA LAGARES and MARIA LUZ VARGAS, Appellants,

v.

JANETTE LAGARES, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County. Christine E. Arendas, Judge.

June 19, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.").

STARGEL, NARDELLA and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

Shawn G. Rader and Allison H. Gray, of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Robert Salta, of The Law Offices of Stephen K. Hachey, P.A., Riverview, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED


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