DURRANCE v. THOMPSON

No. 85-913.

486 So.2d 711 (1986)

Deena Stephen DURRANCE, Appellant, v. Lila L. THOMPSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Wallace, of Berry & Wallace, Sanford, for appellant.

Steven R. Kutner, of Pearlman & Kutner, P.A., Fern Park, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

We reverse the judgment on the pleadings which decided the issue of liability in favor of the plaintiff because we have determined from the record that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow the defendant to file late answers to plaintiff's requests for admissions, on which admissions the judgment was entered.

Plaintiff filed the request approximately three weeks prior to the date on which the case was set for trial. Defendant...

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