JEFFREY GRAHAM
v.
JERRY DAVIS

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-17
No. 2025-1158
Beasley, J., Nardella, J., Smith, J., Brownlee, J.
2026 FL 9129 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court's judgment when the appellant fails to provide a record of the trial proceedings.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant's failure to provide a complete record of trial proceedings precludes appellate review of whether the trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence.

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“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.”

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Facts & Procedural History

Jeffrey Graham appealed a judgment entered by the County Court for Orange County in a civil matter. The appeal was taken from the trial court's decisi…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-1158 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-CC-017932-O

JEFFREY GRAHAM,

Appellant,

v.

JERRY DAVIS,

Appellee.

Appeal from the County Court for Orange County. Jeramy C. Beasley, Judge.

July 17, 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.").

NARDELLA, SMITH and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

Jeffrey Graham, Winter Garden, pro se.

J. Timothy Schulte and Austin A. Esposito, of Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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