STEPHANIE R. LAOS
v.
BENTLEY LUXURY LIVING, LLC D/B/A THE BENTLEY

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-24
No. 2025-0213
Wish, J., Nardella, J., White, J., Smith, J.
2026 FL 9538 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court's judgment when the appellant fails to provide a record of the trial proceedings.


Headnotes

[1] An appellant's failure to provide a complete record of trial proceedings precludes appellate review of whether the trial court's judgment is supported by the evidence or…

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“Without a record of the trial proceedings, this appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.”

The court cited Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee to explain why it could not review the trial court's judgment.

Facts & Procedural History

Stephanie R. Laos appealed a judgment entered by the County Court for Orange County against her in a case involving Bentley Luxury Living, LLC d/b/a T…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-0213 Lower Tribunal No. 2024-CC-023189

STEPHANIE R. LAOS, Appellant,

v.

BENTLEY LUXURY LIVING, LLC d/b/a THE BENTLEY, Appellee.

Appeal from the County Court for Orange County. Carly S. Wish, Judge.

July 24, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, this appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual issues so as to conclude that the trial court's judgment is not supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory.").

NARDELLA, WHITE and SMITH, JJ., concur.

Byron Acosta, of Law Office of Byron Acosta, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

James I. Barron, III, of James I. Barron, III, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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