BANK OF MONTREAL v. ESTATE OF ANTOINE

No. 4D10-760.

86 So.3d 1262 (2012)

The BANK OF MONTREAL and Harris, N.A., Appellants, v. The ESTATE OF Jacques ANTOINE, and Ghislane C. Antoine, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Wood and Carrie Ann Wozniak of Akerman Senterfitt, Orlando, for appellants.

Carlos F. Gonzalez , Brant C. Hadaway and Chad S. Purdie of Diaz Reus & Targ, LLP., Miami, for appellee Ghislane C. Antoine.


LEVINE, J.

The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in denying the admission of the partial deposition that was not completed due to the death of the deponent, and in denying the admission of the deponent's guilty plea in a related criminal case. We find that the trial court erred in excluding the partial deposition and the deponent's guilty plea. We, therefore, reverse the trial court's entry of a directed verdict and remand for a new trial. We also affirm...

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