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AMERISEAL OF N.E. FLA., INC. v. LEIFFER

No. 95-565.

673 So.2d 68 (1996)

AMERISEAL OF NORTH EAST FLORIDA, INC., Appellant, v. Harold R. LEIFFER, et al., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matt G. Firestone of Matt G. Firestone, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Donald L. O'Dell of McDonough, O'Dell, Wieland & Williams, Orlando, for Appellee Hadley, Gardner & Ornstein, P.A., f/k/a Owen & Hadley, P.A.

Elmo R. Hoffman of Brownlee, Hoffman & Jacobs, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee Kathleen A. Ellis.

No Appearance for Appellee, Harold R. Leiffer.

HARRIS, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a notary, and the law firm that employs her, may be held liable for damages resulting from an improper notarization.

Section 117.05(5) provides:

A notary public may not notarize a signature on a document unless he or she personally knows, or has satisfactory evidence, that the person whose signature is to be notarized is the individual who is described in and who is executing the instrument. A notary...

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