TURANO v. MICHAEL PIRATES WORLD, INC.

No. 94-2809.

659 So.2d 1275 (1995)

Joseph TURANO, Appellant, v. MICHAEL PIRATES WORLD, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gale, Coral Gables; David Pollack, Miami Beach, for appellant.

Michael Halpern, Key West, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Joseph Turano, defendant below, appeals an order striking his pleadings and entering judgment against him on the issue of liability after his counsel failed to appear at a pretrial conference. We reverse because we find that this sanction was too severe to visit upon a litigant where, as here, the record is completely devoid of any evidence reflecting counsel's wilful or flagrant disregard of the court's authority. Paris Int'l Records &...

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