Goldberg v. Ross

Nov 2, 1982
82-173
Reporters:
Before:
Hubbart, Barkdull, Nesbitt (per curiam)

Neil J. Berman, Miami, for appellant.

Lewis H. ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍Fogle, Jr., Miami, for appellees.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and BARKDULL and NESBITT, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the trial court‘s order which denied discovery of a judgment debtor‘s ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍trust fund records held by his attorney upon a holding that the attorney-client privilege does not extend to such records. Ashcraft v. Harvey, 315 So. ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍2d 530 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); Silverman v. Turner, 188 So. 2d 354 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966). Documents which are not privileged in the hands of ‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍the client cannot be shielded by transferring them to the attorney. Ashcraft, supra.

Reversed and remanded.