FLW Current Index - Civil Law

Subject Matter Index
Civil Law

Volume 33, Issue 41
October 10, 2008

AGENCY

Apparent agency--Corporate officer--Execution of guaranty on behalf of corporation 4DCA 2316a

Corporations--Officer--Execution of guaranty on behalf of corporation--Apparent agency 4DCA 2316a

APPEALS

Criminal--see, CRIMINAL LAW--Appeals

BAKER ACT

Involuntary commitment--Sufficiency of evidence 1DCA 2344c

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Discovery--Opportunity to demonstrate that records ordered to be produced were protected from discovery by privilege 4DCA 2341a

Discovery--Order exceeding request for production 4DCA 2341a

Proceedings supplementary--Judgment--Execution--Chose in action--Breach of contract action brought by judgment debtor against judgment creditor--Judgment creditor seeking to purchase, and thereby achieve dismissal of, the action in sheriff's sale 4DCA 2317a

Supplementary proceedings--Judgment--Execution--Chose in action--Breach of contract action brought by judgment debtor against judgment creditor--Judgment creditor seeking to purchase, and thereby achieve dismissal of, the action in sheriff's sale 4DCA 2317a

CONTRACTS

Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Absence of authority--Estoppel 4DCA 2316a

Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Apparent agency 4DCA 2316a

Guaranty--Enforceability--Ultra vires guaranty--Defense not brought by shareholder through derivative action or by attorney general 4DCA 2316a

Guaranty--Enforceability--Ultra vires guaranty--Guaranty executed by officer of "public charity" under Massachusetts law, under which execution of guaranty would have been prohibited 4DCA 2316a

Implied--Private university--Modification of academic degree requirements--Authority--Modification neither arbitrary and capricious nor done for fraudulent purpose 4DCA 2312a

Implied--Private university--Modification of academic degree requirements--Notice to student 4DCA 2312a

Leases--Breach by landlord--Damages--Evidence--Improvements made by tenant to accommodate dental practice 4DCA 2330a

Leases--Breach by landlord--Damages--Relocation of tenant's dental practice 4DCA 2330a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Absence of authority--Estoppel 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Apparent agency 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Ultra vires guaranty--Defense not brought by shareholder through derivative action or by attorney general 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Ultra vires guaranty--Guaranty executed by officer of "public charity" under Massachusetts law, under which execution of guaranty would have been prohibited 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Motor vehicle--Warranties--"As is" lease 3DCA 2325a

Motor vehicle leases--Warranties--"As is" lease 3DCA 2325a

Warranties--Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act--Automobile manufacturer--Implied warranty--Privity 3DCA 2325a

Warranties--Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act--Automobile manufacturer--Limited express warranty 3DCA 2325a

Warranties--Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act--Implied warranty--Privity 3DCA 2325a

Warranties--Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act--Limited express warranty--Automobile manufacturer 3DCA 2325a

Warranties--Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act--Vehicle lease--"As is" lease 3DCA 2325a

CORPORATIONS

Agency--Apparent agency--President's execution of guaranty on behalf of corporation 4DCA 2316a

Contracts--Guaranty--Not for profit corporation--Ultra vires contract--Massachusetts "public charity" 4DCA 2316a

Not for profit--Ultra vires acts--Contracts--Execution of guaranty--Massachusetts "public charity" 4DCA 2316a

Ultra vires acts--Standing to challenge 4DCA 2316a

COUNTIES

School boards--Access to school grounds--Non-instructional contractor who had pled nolo contendere to child abuse--Injunction prohibiting school board from barring contractor from school grounds 3DCA 2329a

CREDITORS' RIGHTS

Execution--Chose in action--Breach of contract action brought by judgment debtor against judgment creditor--Judgment creditor seeking to purchase, and thereby achieve dismissal of, the action in sheriff's sale 4DCA 2317a

Judgment--Execution--Chose in action--Breach of contract action brought by judgment debtor against judgment creditor--Judgment creditor seeking to purchase, and thereby achieve dismissal of, the action in sheriff's sale 4DCA 2317a

DEPENDENT CHILDREN

Abuse--Prospective--Termination of parental rights--Evidence--Abuse of sibling--Nexus or predictive relationship between past abuse of sibling and prospective abuse of another child 2DCA 2350a

Abuse--Prospective--Termination of parental rights--Evidence--Failure to protect sibling from abuse--Nexus or predictive relationship between past abuse of sibling and prospective abuse of another child 2DCA 2350a

Abuse--Prospective--Termination of parental rights--Least restrictive means 2DCA 2350a

Consent--Default 3DCA 2340b

Termination of parental rights--Abuse--Prospective--Evidence--Abuse of sibling--Nexus or predictive relationship between past abuse of sibling and prospective abuse of another child 2DCA 2350a

Termination of parental rights--Abuse--Prospective--Evidence--Failure to protect sibling from abuse--Nexus or predictive relationship between past abuse of sibling and prospective abuse of another child 2DCA 2350a

Termination of parental rights--Abuse--Prospective--Least restrictive means 2DCA 2350a

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Alimony--Rehabilitative--Rehabilitation plan--Absence 5DCA 2345c

Attorney's fees--Appeals--Premature--Issue of entitlement and amount of fees not fully resolved 5DCA 2344d

Attorney's fees--Child custody modification--Appeals--Premature--Issue of entitlement and amount of fees not fully resolved 5DCA 2344d

Attorney's fees--Child custody modification--Standard for awarding fees 5DCA 2344d

Attorney's fees--Financial position of parties 3DCA 2338b

Child custody--Modification--Attorney's fees--Appeals--Premature--Issue of entitlement and amount of fees not fully resolved 5DCA 2344d

Child custody--Modification--Attorney's fees--Standard for awarding fees 5DCA 2344d

Child custody--Modification--Change of circumstances and best interests of child 3DCA 2320a

Child custody--Modification--Denial of petition to relocate with child 3DCA 2320a

Child custody--Relocation--Presumption against relocation--Material effect on current visitation schedule 3DCA 2320a

Child custody--Relocation--Statutory factors 3DCA 2320a

Child support--Temporary--Reduction--Period of support-paying parent's substantial shared parenting under rotating custody schedule 2DCA 2352b

Equitable distribution--Husband's business debt 3DCA 2323a

Equitable distribution--Marital home--Credits--Mortgage payments and property expenses upon sale of home 2DCA 2352b

Equitable distribution--Marital home--Credits--Rental value for period of exclusive possession 2DCA 2352b

Equitable distribution--Marital home--Setoffs and credits 3DCA 2323a

Marital debt--Equitable distribution--Husband's business debt 3DCA 2323a

Marital home--Equitable distribution--Credits--Mortgage payments and property expenses upon sale of home 2DCA 2352b

Marital home--Equitable distribution--Credits--Rental value for period of exclusive possession 2DCA 2352b

Marital home--Equitable distribution--Setoffs and credits 3DCA 2323a

Modification--Child custody--Attorney's fees--Appeals--Premature--Issue of entitlement and amount of fees not fully resolved 5DCA 2344d

Modification--Child custody--Attorney's fees--Standard for awarding fees 5DCA 2344d

Modification--Child custody--Change of circumstances and best interests of child 3DCA 2320a

Modification--Child custody--Denial of petition to relocate with child 3DCA 2320a

ESTATES

Wills--Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Consistency between lost will and earlier wills excluding granddaughter with whom decedent had longstanding discordant relationship 4DCA 2314a

Wills--Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Consistency between lost will and wife's will with respect to exclusion of granddaughter with whom decedent had longstanding discordant relationship 4DCA 2314a

Wills--Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Speculation that will was accidentally lost due to increased traffic and paperwork in home during illness of decedent's wife, who predeceased him 4DCA 2314a

EVIDENCE

Impeachment--Character of witness--Evidence not relating to truthfulness or to convictions of crimes involving false statements or dishonesty 2DCA 2349a

Other crimes, wrongs or acts--Relevancy--Identification 3DCA 2319c

Other crimes, wrongs or acts--Separate robberies in which the same weapon was fired 3DCA 2319c

INJUNCTIONS

School boards--Access to school grounds--Injunction prohibiting school board from barring from school grounds a non-instructional contractor who had pled nolo contendere to child abuse 3DCA 2329a

Temporary--Dissolution--Change in conditions--Injunction entered after notice and hearing 3DCA 2338a

Temporary--Entry after notice and hearing--Dissolution of injunction 3DCA 2338a

Temporary--Likelihood of prevailing on merits 3DCA 2329a

INTEREST

Prejudgment--Property-related expenses paid by one cotenant of partitioned property held as tenancy in common 2DCA 2348a

JUDGES

Criminal proceedings--Disqualification--Bias against Seminole Indian Tribe 4DCA 2319a

Criminal proceedings--Disqualification--Ex parte communications--Communication with state on strictly administrative matter SCO 805a

JURISDICTION

Non-residents--Minimum contacts 3DCA 2340e

LANDLORD-TENANT

Commercial lease--Breach by landlord--Damages--Evidence--Improvements made by tenant to accommodate dental practice 4DCA 2330a

Commercial lease--Breach by landlord--Damages--Relocation of tenant's dental practice 4DCA 2330a

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

Laches--Real property--Partition--Sale--Allocation of proceeds--Credits--Expenses paid on behalf of cotenant 2DCA 2348a

Real property--Partition--Sale--Allocation of proceeds--Credits--Expenses paid on behalf of cotenant--Laches 2DCA 2348a

MANDAMUS

Department of Corrections--Gain time--Award--Completion of GED certificate 1DCA 2356a

Prisoners--Gain time--Award--Completion of GED certificate 1DCA 2356a

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Employees--Retirement--Employee's entry into Deferred Retirement Option Plan in reliance upon retirement administrator's mistaken advice regarding amount of retirement benefits employee would accumulate--Adjustment to retirement benefits 3DCA 2322a

REAL PROPERTY

Leases--Breach by landlord--Damages--Evidence--Improvements made by tenant to accommodate dental practice 4DCA 2330a

Leases--Breach by landlord--Damages--Relocation of tenant's dental practice 4DCA 2330a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Absence of authority--Estoppel 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Signature by corporate officer--Apparent agency 4DCA 2316a

Leases--Guaranty--Enforceability--Ultra vires guaranty--Defense not brought by shareholder through derivative action or by attorney general 4DCA 2316a

Partition--Sale--Allocation of proceeds--Credits--Expenses paid on behalf of cotenant 2DCA 2348a

Partition--Sale--Allocation of proceeds--Credits--Expenses paid on behalf of cotenant--Limitation of actions--Laches 2DCA 2348a

Partition--Sale--Allocation of proceeds--Credits--Expenses paid on behalf of cotenant--Prejudgment interest 2DCA 2348a

RECEIVERSHIP

Emergency temporary receiver 3DCA 2342a

RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Amendment--Minimum standards for attorneys in capital cases SCO 823a

SCHOOLS

Access to school grounds--Non-instructional contractor who had pled nolo contendere to child abuse--Injunction prohibiting school board from barring contractor from school grounds 3DCA 2329a

Colleges and universities--Contracts--Implied contract between university and student--Modification of academic degree requirements--Authority--Modification neither arbitrary and capricious nor done for fraudulent purpose 4DCA 2312a

Colleges and universities--Contracts--Implied contract between university and student--Modification of academic degree requirements--Notice to student 4DCA 2312a

TORTS

Discovery--Opportunity to demonstrate that records ordered to be produced were protected from discovery by privilege 4DCA 2341a

Discovery--Order exceeding request for production 4DCA 2341a

WILLS

Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Consistency between lost will and earlier wills excluding granddaughter with whom decedent had longstanding discordant relationship 4DCA 2314a

Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Consistency between lost will and wife's will with respect to exclusion of granddaughter with whom decedent had longstanding discordant relationship 4DCA 2314a

Lost will--Presumption that testator destroyed will with intention of revoking it--Rebuttal--Speculation that will was accidentally lost due to increased traffic and paperwork in home during illness of decedent's wife, who predeceased him 4DCA 2314a

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Compensable accidents--Firefighters--Presumption--Hypertension--Arterial or cardiovascular hypertension--"Essential" hypertension 1DCA 2342b

Compensable accidents--Firefighters--Presumption--Microvascular angina 1DCA 2342b

Compensable accidents--Hypertension--Firefighters--Arterial or cardiovascular hypertension--"Essential" hypertension 1DCA 2342b

Compensable accidents--Microvascular angina--Firefighters 1DCA 2342b

Firefighters--Compensable accidents--Presumption--Hypertension--Arterial or cardiovascular hypertension--"Essential" hypertension 1DCA 2342b

Firefighters--Compensable accidents--Presumption--Microvascular angina 1DCA 2342b

Hypertension--Compensability--Presumption--Firefighters--Arterial or cardiovascular hypertension--"Essential" hypertension 1DCA 2342b

Medical benefits 1DCA 2344a

Microvascular angina--Compensability--Presumption--Firefighters 1DCA 2342b

Permanent total disability--Reinstatement of benefits--Prior adjudication of PTD benefits--Implied--Adjudication of entitlement to social security offset as it applied to payment of PTD benefits 1DCA 2344a