683 So. 2d 1114 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 1996
The former husband appeals the entry of final summary judgment on his verified motion for relief from judgment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
The final judgment granting the dissolution of marriage which incorporated the parties’ marital settlement agreement was entered on February 19, 1993. On February 18, 1994, the former husband filed his verified motion seeking to set aside the marital settlement agreement as fraudulent based upon his assertions that the former wife misrepresented her assets. Thereafter, the former husband sought to depose the former wife. The former wife filed a motion for a protective order from discovery and for a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the former wife’s motion for protective order and stayed discovery pending its disposition of the motion for summary judgment. The trial court ultimately granted the former wife’s motion for summary judgment and the former husband asserts this as error. We agree.
This court has said that the entry of summary judgment when discovery has been stayed in an action is premature and error. A & B Pipe and Supply Co. v. Tumberry
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.