ALISSA PETITFRERE
v.
SUMMERFIELD MULTIFAMILY PARTNERS LLC

Fla. 6th DCA | 2024-05-31
No. 2023-2215
2024 FL 6385 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2024)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court judgment without a record of the trial proceedings to evaluate whether the judgment is supported by the evidence or whether the trial court misapplied the law.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court cannot reverse a trial court judgment without a complete record of the trial proceedings, as such a record is necessary to determine whether the judgme…

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Key Quotes

“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the 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. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”

Court's justification for affirming judgment, citing Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee

Facts & Procedural History

Alissa Petitfrere appealed from a judgment entered by Orange County Circuit Court in a case against Summerfield Multifamily Partners, LLC. The appella…

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Opinion of the Court

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. 9.130 from the County Court for Orange County. Andrew L. Cameron, Judge.

May 31, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the 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. Without knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law as to require reversal.”). TRAVER, C.J., and STARGEL and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.

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Alissa Petitfrere, Orlando, pro se. William J. McCabe, Longwood, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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