EDWARD L. NEZELEK, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
G. E. DRYWALL, INC., LARRY LEATHERWOOD AND EASTERN AIR LINES, A CORPORATION, APPELLEES

Fla. 4th DCA | 1977-06-03
No. 76-2282
MAGER, C. J., and CROSS and AN-STEAD, JJ., concur.
352 So. 2d 76 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1977) Positive Treatment
Cited by 18 cases

Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of the record on appeal and briefs of the respective parties, we determine that the order of the trial court in declining to vacate and set aside the default judgment constituted an abuse of judicial discretion. Goldstein v. Goldstein, 284 So. 2d 225 (Fla.3d DCA 1973); Lake Towers, Inc. v. Axelrod, 216 So. 2d 86 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968); Hurley v. Werly, 203 So. 2d 530 (Fla. 2d DCA 1967); State Road Department v. Hufford, 161 So. 2d 35 (Fla. 1st DCA 1964).

Accordingly, the order is vacated and set aside, and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.

MAGER, C. J., and CROSS and AN-STEAD, JJ., concur.


Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus


Citator

Cited By (18 total)

  • …upon appellee’s loss of prospective profits, was not established with reasonable certainty. Conner v. Atlas Aircraft Corporation, 310 So. 2d 352 (Fla.3d DCA 1975). However, as this court noted in Adams v. Dreyfus Interstate Development Corporation, 352 So. 2d 76 (Fla.4th DCA 1977): Uncertainty as to the amount of damages or difficulty in proving the exact amount will not prevent recovery where it is clear that substantial damages were suffered and there is a reasonable basis in the evidence for the amount…
  • Centex-Rooney Constr. Co., Inc. v. Martin Cnty., 706 So. 2d 20 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)
    …e suffered and there is a reasonable basis in the evidence for the amount awarded. Ultimately the degree of certainty simply requires that the mind of a prudent impartial person be satisfied with the damages. Adams v. Dreyfus Interstate Dev. Corp., 352 So. 2d 76, 78 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977)(emphasis added)(footnote omitted); see also Servpro Indus., Inc. v. Spohn, 638 So. 2d 1001, 1003 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994)(“a confusing state of financial records does not prevent recovery if there is sufficient evidence from which…
  • Born v. Goldstein, 450 So. 2d 262 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984)
    …ailed to adequately prove his damages at trial. In a breach of contract action, the innocent party is entitled to recover any gains prevented and losses sustained, including the loss of prospective profits. Adams v. Dreyfus Interstate Devel. Corp., 352 So. 2d 76 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977). Prospective profits must be proven with reasonable certainty. Adams. However, as noted in Sampley Enterprises, Inc. v. Laurilla, 404 So. 2d 841 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981), it is sufficient if there is a reasonable basis in the evidence…

Previewing 3 of 18 citing cases — full citator treatment, depth of discussion, and citing context are member features.

Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence

Authorities Cited

Full citator, related cases, and AI research tools

Open in FLexlaw