CLARA B. SULLIVAN, APPELLANT,
v.
SWIFT & COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1963-04-30
No. 62-620
Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C. J., and BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.
153 So. 2d 30 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1963) Positive Treatment
Cited by 4 cases

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Synopsis

The appellate court affirmed the trial court's summary decrees, dismissing the appellant's rescission claim and granting the appellee's foreclosure counterclaim. The court found no genuine issue of material fact regarding duress.


Holding

No, there was no genuine issue of material fact regarding duress that would permit the appellant to rescind the mortgage or defeat the foreclosure.


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“Reviewing the record in a light most favorable to the appellant, which we are required to do in reviewing summary decrees or judgments”

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Facts & Procedural History

The appellant sought to rescind a mortgage, alleging duress. The appellee counterclaimed for foreclosure of the same mortgage. The trial judge entered…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks review of adverse summary decrees of the trial judge, dismissing her complaint for recision of a mortgage and granting the appellee’s counterclaim for foreclosure of said mortgage.

Reviewing the record in a light most favorable to the appellant, which we are required to do in reviewing summary decrees or judgments [see: Pritchard v. Peppercorn and Peppercorn, Inc., Fla.1957, 96 So.2d 769; Humphrys v. Jarrell, Fla.App.1958, 104 So.2d 404], it appears that there was no genuine issue of a material fact which would as a matter of law permit the appellant to rescind or defeat the mortgage in question upon the ground of duress. See: Jones v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., Fla.App.1959, 109 So.2d 582; *31Duncan Plastering Company v. Giffen Building Specialties, Inc., Fla.App.1962, 138 So.2d 532.

Therefore, the actions of the chancellor are affirmed.

Affirmed.


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    …ppellants, as we are required to do in reviewing summary judgments or decrees [see: Pritchard v. Peppercorn and Peppercorn, Inc., Fla.1957, 96 So. 2d 769; Humphrys v. Jarrell, Fla. App.1958, 104 So. 2d 404; Sullivan v. Swift & Company, Fla.App.1963, 153 So. 2d 30], it appears there was no genuine issue of a material fact which would, as a matter of law, allow the appellants to escape liability in the instant case. The rights of the parties at this stage arise out of the [*56] indemnity agreement, which clear…
  • Smith v. Baker, 206 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968)
    …egree of certainty required for entry of summary judgment that a sale had been made and completed. Reversed. WALDEN, C. J., and WHITE, JOSEPH S., Associate Judge, concur. CROSS, J., dissents with opinion. . Sullivan v. Swift & Co., Fla.App.1963, 153 So. 2d 30; Rothenberg v. Leevans Corp., Fla.App.1963, 155 So. 2d 839. . P.R.O.P. 1.510(c), 31 P.S.A. . Palmer v. R. S. Evans, Jacksonville, Inc., Fla.1955, 81 So. 2d 635; McAfee v. Killingsworth, Fla.1957, 98 So. 2d 738. . Butler v. Thomson, 1876, 92 U.S.…

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