Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. Freeman

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• “Mistakes which result from oversight, neglect or accident are subject to correction under rule 1.540(b)(1). However, judicial error such as a ‘mistaken view of the law’ is not one of the circumstances contemplated by the rule.”
• \Rule 1.540(b) is intended to provide relief from judgments only under a limited set of circumstances. . . . A motion filed pursuant to rule 1.540 cannot be used as a substitute for an untimely motion for new trial or rehearing.\
• “When a party wishes to challenge a judgment by motion or appeal, the time to challenge the judgment runs from the original judgment unless an amendment changes or clarifies a matter of substance.” (citing St. Moritz Hotel v. Daughtry, 249 So.2d 27 (Fla.1971))

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