COPE v. WAUGH

No. 92-3734.

627 So.2d 136 (1993)

Edward J. COPE, Appellant, v. Jeffrey K. WAUGH, d/b/a The Waugh Company, a dissolved corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. Sanders, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Lloyd T. Asbury, Jacksonville, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant (plaintiff in the trial court) seeks review of an adverse summary final judgment entered in his action for money damages. We conclude that it was error to permit the action to proceed after the death of the defendant without requiring substitution of the defendant's estate. Accordingly, we reverse.

Appellant sued the defendant, Jeffrey K. Waugh, in his individual capacity, doing business as a dissolved Florida corporation. The complaint...

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