AUSTIN v. LIQUID DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

No. 3D05-2106.

928 So.2d 521 (2006)

Lucille AUSTIN, Appellant, v. LIQUID DISTRIBUTORS, INC., and Frank Cedeno, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephens, Lynn, Klein and Marlene S. Reiss, Miami, for appellant.

Buckner, Shifrin, Rice & Etter and Charles W. Rice, Miami, for appellees.

Before SHEPHERD and SUAREZ, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a personal injury case for fraud on the court. We affirm on the basis of the trial judge's order which correctly concludes as follows:

It is well-settled law that a party who has been guilty of fraud or misconduct in the prosecution or defense of a civil proceeding is not permitted to continue to employ the very institution she has subverted to achieve her ends. Hanono v. Murphy,

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