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· 10/6/1982

ROMAR INTERN., INC. v. Jim Rathman Chevrolet/Cadillac, Inc.

Citations

  • 420 So. 2d 346

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the voluntary dismissal divested the trial court of its inherent jurisdiction to award expenses as a sanction
  • recognizing “narrow exception exists where a fraud on the court is attempted [e.s.] by the filing of the voluntary dismissal''
  • recognizing the fraud exception, but not applying it
  • approving a voluntary dismissal after the defendant moved for sanctions pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.310(g)(1) because the plaintiff noticed a deposition and failed to attend
  • “A narrow exception [to the plaintiffs right to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit] exists where a fraud on the court is attempted by the filing of the voluntary dismissal ....”

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Judges: Frank D. Upchurch, Jr.

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