TAREK WADJI INVESTMENTS v. CIFFO

No. 4-86-0480.

505 So.2d 697 (1987)

TAREK WADJI INVESTMENTS, N.V., Appellant, v. Alfred CIFFO and William B. Stern, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Bovarnick and Raymond A. Reiser of Rice & Reiser, P.A., Miami, for appellant-Tarek Wadji Investments, N.V.

Maurice Graham of Maurice Graham, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Alfred Ciffo.


PER CURIAM.

Under the facts and uncontroverted mitigating circumstances of this case which reflect that there was no wilful disregard of the court's order, it was an abuse of the court's discretion for it to enter final judgment against Tarek Wadji Investments, N.V. because of its failure to timely retain new counsel. We reverse and remand upon authority of Mercer v. Raine, 410 So.2d 931 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981), affirmed,...

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