LAZARA GONZALEZ
v.
FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-04-09
No. 2024-0477
Johnson, J., Emas, J., Fernandez, J., Miller, J.
2025 FL 3036 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

An appellant's failure to provide a complete trial record prevents appellate review of factual issues, requiring affirmance of the trial court's judgment.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant's failure to provide a complete record of trial proceedings to the appellate court precludes appellate review of factual issues and requires affirmance of th…

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

Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979)

Facts & Procedural History

Lazara Gonzalez appealed a circuit court judgment in a dispute with Florida Peninsula Insurance Company regarding an insurance claim. The appellant fa…

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Opinion of the Court
Miller

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 9, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D24-0477 Lower Tribunal No. 20-16259-CA-01

Lazara Gonzalez, Appellant, vs. Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Charles Kenneth Johnson, Judge.

Moises | Gross PLLC and Stuart B. Yanofsky, for appellant. Colodny Fass and Carolyn Gilbert Epstein (Sunrise), for appellee.

Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. 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 [sic] properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence[.] . . . The trial court should have been affirmed because the record brought forward by the appellant is inadequate to demonstrate reversible error.”); Castro v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 365 So. 3d 1203, 1206-07 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (“Whether notice was provided in a prompt manner is ordinarily a question for the factfinder, but ‘if the undisputed evidence will not support a finding that the insured gave notice to the insurer as soon as practicable, then a finding that notice was timely given is unsupportable.’” (internal citations omitted)); Hope v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 114 So. 3d 457, 460 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (“[The] evidence, however, is merely conclusory and fails to rebut the presumption of prejudice to [the insurer] where the passage of time has rendered [the insurer] unable to determine exactly what current damage is directly attributable to [the hurricane], and thus a covered loss.”).

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