PORRO v. FRANCO

No. 83-2444.

448 So.2d 614 (1984)

Clara PORRO, Appellant, v. Jose Lopez FRANCO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryson & Berman and John E. Bergendahl, Miami, for appellant.

Pardo & Pardo and Jeffrey J. Pardo, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., DANIEL S. PEARSON, J., and M. IGNATIUS LESTER, Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered in favor of the respondent, appellee herein, after the trial court granted his motion for directed verdict at the conclusion of the petitioner's opening statement in a non-jury trial. We reverse upon a holding that (1) the trial court was without authority to dismiss the petitioner's case1 before completion of the case in chief, see Southern Wood Industries v. Florida Carolina...

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