LITTLEFIELD v. TORRENCE

No. 2D99-4262.

778 So.2d 368 (2001)

Daniel LITTLEFIELD and Lisa Littlefield, Appellants, v. J. Pat TORRENCE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd E. Copeland of Coye & Copeland, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

James R. Wilson of Barr, Murman, Tonelli, Herzfeld and Rubin, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Daniel Littlefield sued J. Pat Torrence, seeking damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The circuit court eventually dismissed his complaint because he failed to attend two scheduled independent medical examinations. The statute of limitations bars refiling of the suit. While we do not condone Littlefield's behavior, we reverse.

The accident that resulted in Littlefield's injuries occurred in September 1994. Littlefield...

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