Supreme Court of Florida - November 2001 Opinion Summaries

NADD v. LE CREDIT LYONNAIS, N.A.

Civil Procedure, Remedies
A foreign judgment that is enforceable in where rendered can be registered in Florida beyond Florida's statute of limitations, but the 20-year...

HAYES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Criminal Law & Procedure
A defendant may be separately convicted of armed robbery and car theft where he steals items from victim's house, including car keys, and then walks...

FLORIDA DEP'T OF TRANSP. v. JULIANO

Civil Procedure
Law of the case doctrine applies only to arguments raised on prior appeals and not to arguments that could have been raised on prior appeal.

SCHICKENDANZ BROS.-RIVIERA, LTD. v. HARRIS

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Florida Statutes 475.42, prohibiting actions for a commission on a real estate brokerage transaction, does not bar a contract action over real estate...

CANNELLA v. AUTO-OWNERS INS. CO.

Corporation & Enterprise Law
Defective service of process on a dissolved corporation is voidable, rather than void, and failure to timely object to service will constitute waiver.

OWENS v. PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC.

Injury & Tort Law
In a slip and fall case, the condition of a transitory foreign substance is itself sufficient to establish constructive knowledge on the part of the...

UNITED AUTO. INS. CO. v. RODRIGUEZ

Insurance Law
Insurer who fails to pay PIP insured's medical bills within 30 days under 627.736 of the Florida Statutes may still contest the reasonableness of the...

CRUZ v. BROWARD COUNTY SCH. BD.

Injury & Tort Law
Loss of filial consortium to a parent does not extend beyond the child's age of majority even if the child has sustained a total permanent disability.

STATE OF FLORIDA v. SCARLET

Criminal Law & Procedure
The exclusionary rule applies to probation revocation hearings even if it does not apply to parole revocation hearings.