VME Group International, LLC v. The Grand Condominium Association, Inc.
After plaintiffs' trial counsel withdrew twice and remaining appellate-only counsel suffered an acute medical emergency, the trial court denied a continuance, granted the defense summary judgment motions and entered final judgment after a non-jury trial in which plaintiffs did not appear. The Third DCA held the trial court abused its discretion in denying the continuance and in denying the ensuing rule 1.530 motion for rehearing, and reversed all final judgments.
Key facts
- VME Group International, LLC sued The Grand Condominium Association, Inc.; the case proceeded to trial after plaintiffs' trial counsel withdrew twice and appellate counsel suffered an acute medical emergency before the hearing.
- The trial court denied plaintiffs' continuance motion, granted defendants' summary judgment motions, and entered final judgment in a non-jury trial at which plaintiffs did not appear.
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Why it matters
Useful authority for preserving and reviving a continuance challenge through a rule 1.530 rehearing motion after final judgment — the court expressly rejected the trial court's view that a rehearing motion cannot be… — full analysis with a trial
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