THE CENTRAL PRESS OF MIAMI, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT,
v.
JOE ARUNSKI, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1985-03-05
No. 84-2250
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.
464 So. 2d 251 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1985) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150 (Fla.1979); B.C. Builders Supply Co., Inc. v. Maldonado, 405 So. 2d 1345 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); Pedro Realty Inc. v. Silva, 399 So. 2d 367 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).


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