GATEWAY AMERICAN BANK v. LUCKY JET CORP.

No. 98-0503.

720 So.2d 1141 (1998)

GATEWAY AMERICAN BANK OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. LUCKY JET CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard T. Moyle of Benson, Moyle & Chambers, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Arthur M. Wolff of Law Offices of Arthur M. Wolff, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

The trial court refused to set aside a default, despite appellant's claim that its failure to answer the complaint was due to a breakdown in corporate policy. We hold that where the adherence to a company policy for responding to legal proceedings was frustrated by an upheaval in the corporation due to a change of officers, the trial court erred in refusing to set aside the default.

Appellee Lucky Jet filed suit against appellant Gateway American...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases