Long and Scott Farms, Inc., Appellant, v. Lake Jem Farms, Inc., Appellee. (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Long and Scott Farms, Inc., Appellant, v. Lake Jem Farms, Inc., Appellee.

Case No. 5D2024-3362

Decided: October 02, 2026

John D. Metcalf, Jr., of Brionez + Brionez, P.A., Tavares, for Appellant. Zachary J. McCormick, of Zach McCormick Attorney at Law, PLLC, Tavares, for Appellee.

Affirmed. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.100(a) (“There must be a complaint or, when so designated by a statute or rule, a petition, and an answer to it; [and] an answer to a counterclaim denominated as such[.]”); E.P. v. Hogreve, 259 So. 3d 1007, 1010 n.2 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018) (“[A]n original pleading is superseded by an amended pleading that does not indicate an intention to preserve any portion of the original pleading.”); Barnes v. Horan, 841 So. 2d 472, 475 n.1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (“An amended pleading that is complete in itself and that does not refer to or adopt a former pleading as a part of it supersedes the former pleading.”).

Per Curiam.

Jay, C.J., and Kilbane and MacIver, JJ., concur.

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