CAMERON JENKINS
v.
EUCLID, L.C.
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Cameron Jenkins appeals a trial court's final judgment of eviction entered after a bench trial. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding it supported by competent substantial evidence and rejecting all of Jenkins' claims on appeal.
The trial court's final judgment of eviction is affirmed as it is supported by competent substantial evidence, and Jenkins failed to demonstrate any reversible error. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in severing the eviction count from the remainder of the action.
[1] A trial court's findings of fact in a nonjury proceeding will not be set aside on review unless totally unsupported by competent and substantial evidence.
[2] A trial court does not abuse its discretion by severing an eviction count from other claims to allow for expedited proceedings under summary procedure statutes.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Findings of fact by a trial judge in a nonjury proceeding will not be set aside on review unless totally unsupported by competent and substantial evidence.”
Establishes the standard of review for bench trial findings and the high bar for appellate reversal
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceJenkins was a former tenant of Euclid, L.C. Jenkins filed a multi-count complaint against Euclid in circuit court, and Euclid filed a single-count evi…
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PER CURIAM.
Appellant Cameron Jenkins, a former tenant of appellee, Euclid, L.C.,
appeals the trial court’s final judgment of eviction, entered at the conclusion
of a bench trial.1 Jenkins raises numerous claims on appeal, but we find
none are meritorious. Upon our review, the trial court’s final judgment is
supported by competent substantial evidence, and Jenkins has failed to
demonstrate any reversible error by the trial court. Verneret v. Foreclosure
Advisors, LLC, 45 So. 3d 889, 891 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010) (“Findings of fact by
a trial judge in a nonjury proceeding will not be set aside on review unless
totally unsupported by competent and substantial evidence.”) (citing Laufer
v. Norma Fashions, Inc., 418 So. 2d 437, 439 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982)).
Affirmed.
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- Laufer v. Norma Fashions, Inc., 418 So. 2d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982)
- Verneret v. Foreclosure Advisors, LLC, 45 So. 3d 889 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)
- Camena Invs. & Prop. Mgmt. Corp. v. Cross, 791 So. 2d 595 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)