Yankeetown Management, LLC v. Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., 164 So. 3d 744

Opinion filed May 22, 2015.

Thomas C. Jennings, III of Repka & Jennings, P.A., Clearwater, for Appellant.

Nancy M. Wallace and Ryan D. O‘Connor of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee; and William P. Heller of Akerman LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee.

Opinion

KELLY, Judge.

We dismiss the appeal because the appellant, Yankeetown Management LLC, lacks standing to challenge the final judgment of foreclosure in this case. Yankeetown did not seek to intervene before the final judgment was rendered; therefore, it is a legal stranger to the action. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.020(g)(1) (defining “Appellant” as a “party“); Portfolio Invs. Corp. v. Deutsche Bank Nat‘l Trust Co., 81 So. 3d 534, 536 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012) (holding that generally a nonparty is a stranger to the record and lacks standing to appeal an order rendered by the lower court).

Appeal dismissed.

ALTENBERND and KHOUZAM, JJ., Concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Yankeetown Management, LLC v. Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: May 22, 2015

Citations: 164 So. 3d 744; 2015 WL 2431880; 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 7732; 2D14-2828

Docket Number: 2D14-2828

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.