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Doane v. Rapp
453 So. 2d 1197
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1984
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PER CURIAM.

The order under review setting aside a final judgment entered by a predecessor *1198judge is vacated because the successor judge who granted that relief did not have authority to do so under the rule set forth in Groover v. Walker, 88 So.2d 312 (Fla.1956). Accord, e.g., Boeing Co. v. Merchant, 397 So.2d 399 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981), pet. for review denied, 412 So.2d 468 (Fla.1982); Better Construction, Inc. v. Camacho Enterprises, Inc., 311 So.2d 766 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), cert. denied, 325 So.2d 8 (Fla.1975). The cause is remanded for consideration of the appellees’ timely post-judgment motions by the predecessor judge who entered the final judgment in question.

Case Details

Case Name: Doane v. Rapp
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Aug 14, 1984
Citation: 453 So. 2d 1197
Docket Number: No. 84-43
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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