STEVEN STRATTON, ET AL.,
v.
CHRISTINA INTOCCIA, ET AL.,

Fla. 3d DCA | 2022-08-31
No. 22-0810
Koenig, J., Logue, J., Lindsey, J., Bokor, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2022)

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Holding

A trial court must apply the Kozel v. Ostendorf factors before dismissing a case, and failure to do so constitutes reversible error.


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Facts & Procedural History

Appellees (defendants below) Christina and Louise Intoccia appealed a trial court dismissal order. The defendants conceded that the trial court erred …

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Opinion of the Court
Bokor

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 31, 2022.

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No. 3D22-0810 Lower Tribunal No. 19-0290-P ________________

Steven Stratton, et al., Appellants,

vs.

Christina Intoccia, et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Timothy J. Koenig, Judge.

Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP, and Julie H. Littky-Rubin (West Palm Beach), for appellants.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, and James H. Wyman, for appellees.

Before LOGUE, LINDSEY, and BOKOR, JJ.

ON CONFESSION OF ERROR

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PER CURIAM.

Appellees (Defendants below) Christina and Louise Intoccia commendably concede that the trial court erred in dismissing the case without considering the factors set forth in Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So. 2d 817 (Fla. 1993). We accept Appellees’ confession of error, reverse the order of dismissal, and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.


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