Estate of Willis v. Gaffney

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that motion for relief from judgment may be properly filed pursuant to rule 1.540(b)(3) where party induced witness to commit perjury
• holding that a court should look to the substance of a motion, not its title
• reversing the denial of a motion for relief from final judgment and remanding for an evidentiary hearing so that the trial court could determine the credibility of the allegations contained in the affidavit
• “[A] pleading will be considered what it is in substance, even though mislabeled.” (quoting Sodikoff v. Allen Parker Co., 202 So. 2d 4, 6 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).