BUITRAGO v. ROHR

No. 95-0154.

672 So.2d 646 (1996)

Jose BUITRAGO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Maria Buitrago, deceased, and Jose Buitrago, individually and as parent and next friend of his minor children, Marlene Rosario, Jose Antonio Buitrago, Jr., and Patricia Eugenia Buitrago, and Guido Silva and Gladys Silva, individually and as Parents and next friends of their minor children, Jose Guido Silva, Jr., and Javier Silva, Appellants, v. Chuck ROHR and Donovan Entertainment, Inc., a Florida corporation d/b/a Blockbuster Video; and Blockbuster Video, Inc., a Texas corporation; and Jeff Allan Woodward, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Blankman of Kopelman & Blankman and Stephen Rakusin of Stephen Rakusin, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellants, Guido Silva and Gladys Silva, et al.

Dennis A. Koltun of Dennis A. Koltun, P.A., Miami, and Patricia A. Talisman of Russo & Talisman, P.A., Coconut Grove, for Appellants, Jose Buitrago, et al.

John R. Hargrove, Paula Revene and W. Kent Brown of Heinrich, Gordon, Hargrove, Weihe & James, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Donovan Entertainment, Inc.

Angela C. Flowers of Kubicki Draper, Miami, for Appellee-Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.


KLEIN, Judge.

The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment in this case, but did so reluctantly because of its perception that most summary judgments are reversed. Although it might appear from reading appellate court opinions that this is so, we believe that it is a misconception. First, we know from our experience that a large number of summary judgments are affirmed without opinion because they are entered in cases which are so lacking in merit...

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