Riera v. Riera

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding: “A latent ambiguity arises when the language in a contract is clear and intelligible, but some extrinsic fact or extraneous evidence creates a need for interpretation or a choice between two or more possible meanings”
• silence in marital settlement agreement on issue of payment of college expenses where contract provided that parties shall pay equally for all costs related to education of child created latent ambiguity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Nationstar Mortgage Co. v. Levine
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-04-12· cited 22×
• Berkowitz v. Delaire Country Club, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-10-24· cited 12×
• Taylor v. Taylor
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-12-18· cited 6×
• RICK CLAYTON v. DON POGGENDORF and MARILYN THOMAS
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-02-21· cited 5×
• Elbaum v. Elbaum
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-06-18· cited 4×
• Kunsman v. Wall
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-04-10· cited 3×
• Wagner v. Wagner
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-02-14· cited 2×
• JEFFREY MORRIS v. MGZ PROPERTIES, LLC.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-07-18· cited 1×
• STAR CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. GABLES INSURANCE RECOVERY, INC., A/A/O JESUS PORTAL
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-09-08
• Contragolpe LLC v. 505 NE 30 Street, LLC
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-01-29

Cites

32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Bowen v. Bowen
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1985-06-20· cited 319×
• Deni Associates of Florida, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1998-01-29· cited 161×
• Jenkins v. Eckerd Corp.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-09-28· cited 58×
• Ace Electric Supply Co. v. Terra Nova Electric, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1973-12-18· cited 56×
• Grapin v. Grapin
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1984-05-17· cited 52×
• Hunt v. First Nat. Bank of Tampa
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-03-28· cited 47×
• Ballantyne v. Ballantyne
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-01-08· cited 35×
• Mac-Gray Services v. Savannah Associates
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-10-12· cited 33×
• Fox v. Haislett
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-09-17· cited 32×
• Bacardi v. Bacardi
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-07-29· cited 26×
• Robbinson v. Central Properties, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1985-05-02· cited 20×
• Drisdom v. Guarantee Trust Life Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1979-06-05· cited 20×
• Morton v. Morton
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1975-02-04· cited 16×
• Rx Solutions v. Express Pharmacy Services
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-03-19· cited 16×
• Madson v. Madson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-03-16· cited 16×
• Escobar v. United Auto. Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-02-02· cited 14×
• Gersten v. Gersten
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1973-08-28· cited 13×
• Wagner v. Wagner
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-11-05· cited 13×
• Lloyds Underwriters v. NETTERSTROM
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-07-16· cited 12×
• Team Land Development Inc. v. Anzac Contractors Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-01-30· cited 12×