MIGUEL ALVAREZ
v.
LAKELAND MOTORS, LLC D/B/A LAKELAND CHRYSLER

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-08-21
No. 2024-1102
Flynn, J., Nardella, J., Mize, J., Gannam, J.
2026 FL 10763 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

Without a record of trial proceedings, an appellate court cannot determine whether the trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court cannot review the sufficiency of evidence supporting a trial court's judgment or consider alternative theories of liability when the appellate record d…

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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.”

Court's rationale for affirming the judgment based on the inadequate appellate record

Facts & Procedural History

Miguel Alvarez appealed a judgment from the County Court for Polk County against Lakeland Motors, LLC d/b/a Lakeland Chrysler. The appellate record di…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2024-1102 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-SC-005622

MIGUEL ALVAREZ,

Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

v.

LAKELAND MOTORS, LLC d/b/a LAKELAND CHRYSLER,

Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Appeal from the County Court for Polk County. John B. Flynn, Judge.

August 21, 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, MIZE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

Miguel Alvarez, Auburndale, pro se.

Walter C. Thomas, Jr., Lakeland, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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