LEO C. HOLLINGSWORTH, ET AL.
v.
ANA M. CASTELLANOS
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An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court's judgment without a record of the trial proceedings to evaluate whether the judgment is supported by evidence or whether the trial court misapplied the law.
[1] An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court judgment without a record of the trial proceedings to determine whether the judgment is supported by evidence or whether t…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“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. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”
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Leo C. Hollingsworth and Barbara Valdes appealed a judgment from Miami-Dade County Court. The appellants appeared pro se and did not provide a trial r…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed August 27, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-0301 Lower Tribunal No. 24-149741-CC-23 ________________
Leo C. Hollingsworth, et al., Appellants,
vs.
Ana M. Castellanos, Appellee.
An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Ayana Harris, Judge.
Leo C. Hollingsworth and Barbara Valdes, in proper persons.
No appearance, for appellee.
Before SCALES, C.J., and FERNANDEZ, and MILLER, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
2 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. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”).