563 So. 2d 1122 (1990) JOHNSON ENGINEERING, INC., a Florida Corporation, Petitioner, v. J. Foster PATE, As Trustee, Respondent. Case No. 90-01333. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. July 6, 1990. *1123 Steven R. Berger and Bradley H. Trushin of Wolpe, Leibowitz, Berger & Brotman, Miami, and Clifford C. Gorman of Peterson & Bernard, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner. Theodore L. Tripp, Jr., Fort Myers, for respondent. PER CURIAM. The petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari to...
571 So. 2d 546 (1990) FORTUNE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Sharon McGHEE, Appellee. Case No. 90-00278. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. December 14, 1990. *547 Raymond T. Elligett, Jr., of Schropp, Buell & Elligett, P.A., Tampa, for appellant. Bruce L. Scheiner, Fort Myers, and Diane H. Tutt, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee. PER CURIAM. Fortune Insurance Company (Fortune) appeals a final judgment which awarded full personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to Sharon...
557 So. 2d 138 (1990) John Henry TAYLOR, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. BR-47. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. February 13, 1990. *139 Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant. John Henry Taylor, pro se. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Gary L. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee. ZEHMER, Judge. John Henry Taylor, Jr., appeals a final judgment adjudicating him guilty...
556 So. 2d 1177 (1990) SUNSHINE JR. STORES, INC., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, Appellee. No. BQ-98. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. February 2, 1990. *1178 Wilbur E. Brewton and Janice G. Scott, Tallahassee, for appellant. E. Gary Early, Asst. Gen. Counsel, DER, Tallahassee, for appellee. EN BANC THOMPSON, Judge. Sunshine Jr. Stores, Inc. (Sunshine) appeals a final order of the State of Florida, Department of Environmental...
570 So. 2d 963 (1990) Emmett H. MASSIE, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA and Division of Risk Management, Appellees. No. BN-98. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. June 29, 1990. On Denial of Rehearing September 27, 1990. *964 Terence J. Kann, Jacksonville, for appellant. James E. Clayton, of Clayton, Johnston, Quincey & Ireland, Gainesville, for appellees. PER CURIAM. The original opinion in this cause was withdrawn on the court's own motion upon the vote of a majority of...
565 So. 2d 1378 (1990) In re the Marriage of Mary Nell DIXON, Formerly Known As Nell Melton, John Dixon and Bonnie Mae Dixon, Appellants, v. Ronald Michael MELTON (Deceased) and Ronald H. Melton and Frances C. Melton, Appellees. No. 90-996. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. July 31, 1990. Rehearing Denied August 30, 1990. *1379 Dixie D. Powell, Powell, Powell & Powell, Crestview, for appellant, adoptive parents. Marva A. Davis, Quincy, for appellant, natural mother. Larry D....
566 So. 2d 351 (1990) Franklin BYSTROM, Etc., Appellant, v. MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE, Appellee. No. 90-996. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. September 4, 1990. Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty., and Thomas W. Logue, Asst. County Atty., for appellant. Salomon, Kanner & Damian, and Vincent E. Damian, and Linda T. Morano, for appellee. Before HUBBART, NESBITT, and GERSTEN, JJ. GERSTEN, Judge. Appellant, Franklin Bystrom, the Dade County Property Appraiser, appeals a post-...
565 So. 2d 880 (1990) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Michael David BOARD, Respondent. No. 90-994. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. August 16, 1990. Norman R. Wolfinger, State Atty., Titusville, for petitioner. Eric S. Scrudders, Merritt Island, for respondent. *881 COBB, Judge. When the state notified defendant Michael David Board that it was revoking his pretrial intervention agreement, the defendant filed a motion seeking specific performance of the agreement. The trial...
573 So. 2d 35 (1990) ABC LIQUORS, INC., and United Self Insured Services, Inc., Appellants, v. Linda CREED, Appellee. No. 90-994. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 19, 1990. Rehearing Denied January 29, 1991. *36 Charles R. Stepter, Jr., of Fishback, Dominick, Bennett, Stepter & Ardaman, Orlando, for appellants. Michael M. O'Brien, of O'Brien & Hooper, Orlando, for appellee. WENTWORTH, Judge. Employer/carrier appeal a workers' compensation order, contending that the...
567 So. 2d 1059 (1990) BREVARD COUNTY, Florida, Petitioner, v. Greg EISENMENGER, Respondent. No. 90-986. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. October 11, 1990. *1060 Shannon L. Wilson, Asst. County Atty., Merritt Island, for petitioner. James Kontos of Ciener & Eisenmenger, Merritt Island, for respondent. GRIFFIN, Judge. Brevard County seeks certiorari review of a circuit court order awarding attorneys fees in the amount of $10,300 to respondent, attorney Greg Eisenmenger, for...
575 So. 2d 669 (1990) AMERICAN AIRLINES and the Travelers Insurance Co., Appellants, v. Beverly MILLER, Appellee. No. 90-984. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 14, 1990. Rehearing Denied March 27, 1991. Guy A. Gladson, Jr., South Miami, for appellants. Richard A. Sadow, Miami, for appellee. SHIVERS, Chief Judge. The employer/carrier (E/C) in this workers' compensation case appeal an order awarding the claimant wage-loss benefits from December 17, 1987 through March 5,...
564 So. 2d 609 (1990) Regina Wesley HILL, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Richard Y. FEDER, Respondent. No. 90-966. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. July 31, 1990. Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs and Michael P. Walsh, West Palm Beach, Buchbinder & Elegant, Miami, for petitioner. Robert A. Ginsburg, Co. Atty., and Roy Wood, Asst. Co. Atty., for respondent. Before NESBITT, BASKIN and GODERICH, JJ. PER CURIAM. Petitioner requests a writ of prohibition disqualifying the trial...
567 So. 2d 1015 (1990) Gary COHEN and Gerri Cohen Helfman, Appellants, v. Joyce COHEN, Appellee. No. 90-964. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. October 9, 1990. *1016 Fine Jacobson Schwartz Nash Block & England and Charles M. Auslander and Joanne M. Rose, Miami, for appellants. Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross and Benjamin S. Waxman and Alan S. Ross, Miami, for appellee. Before HUBBART, FERGUSON and LEVY, JJ. LEVY, Judge. Stanley Cohen, the testator, was murdered in March of...
563 So. 2d 1134 (1990) PAPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA D/B/a Saxon Paper-Florida, Appellant, v. Howard J. SCHNEIDER and Barry Garfield, Appellees. No. 90-959. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. July 17, 1990. Robert J. Schaffer, Miami, for appellant. No appearance for appellees. Before HUBBART, FERGUSON and LEVY, JJ. PER CURIAM. This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Paper Corporation of America d/b/a Saxon Paper-Florida, a judgment creditor, from an adverse non-final order entered...
567 So. 2d 476 (1990) Richard R. HOUSWERTH, Appellant, v. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Etc., et al., Appellees. No. 90-94. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. September 6, 1990. Rehearing Denied October 8, 1990. Richard R. Houswerth, Cross City, pro se. Harry A. Stewart and John A. Gehrig of the Orange County Legal Dept., Orlando, for appellees. PER CURIAM. We affirm the trial court's dismissal for want of prosecution. Appellant's ignorance of the duty to prosecute the case and the...
570 So. 2d 1082 (1990) Melvyn M. GARCIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 90-938. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. December 4, 1990. Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Louis K. Nicholas II, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. Before JORGENSON, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ. PER CURIAM. The defendant, Melvyn M. Garcia, appeals from a final judgment of conviction...
572 So. 2d 947 (1990) Tony Mego SYLVESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 90-928. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. December 6, 1990. Rehearing Denied January 15, 1991. *948 James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James N. Charles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee. PETERSON, Judge. Tony Mego Sylvester appeals his sentence imposed...
569 So. 2d 940 (1990) Manuel RISKIN, et al., Appellants, v. Laura Mazzone MIKLOS, Appellee. No. 90-920. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. November 20, 1990. Riskin & Dishowitz, Plantation, for appellants. Aronovitz & Jacobs and Paul Jacobs, Miami, for appellee. Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and BASKIN, JJ. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge. The issue in this appeal involves the rule that lack of personal jurisdiction to support a foreign judgment may be raised, at the choice of the...
573 So. 2d 61 (1990) Thomas Allen KENT, Appellant, v. Jayne Bumpers BURDICK and Laurence Burdick, Appellees. No. 90-916. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 27, 1990. *62 Lacy Mahon, Jr. of Lacy Mahon, Jr., and Mark H. Mahon, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellant. Frank M. Scruby, Orange Park, for appellees. ZEHMER, Judge. Thomas Kent appeals an amended final judgment denying his motion to establish visitation rights with his daughter, A.J.B. We reverse and remand for...
571 So. 2d 1371 (1990) David HUFFMAN, Appellant, v. B.J. DAVIS, Appellee. No. 90-91. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 14, 1990. David Huffman, pro se. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Angela M. Concio, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. ERVIN, Judge. Appellant, David Huffman, appeals the trial court's order granting appellee B.J. Davis's motion for summary judgment of *1372 Huffman's section 1983 [1] action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. Huffman,...
