(DOWNLOAD) "Jose Amado Perez v. Sergio Max Rodriguez" by Third District Court of Appeal of Florida " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Jose Amado Perez v. Sergio Max Rodriguez
- Author : Third District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 13, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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The plaintiff (Jose Perez) appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of the defendant (Sergio Rodriguez) upon granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to counts I and IV of the plaintiff's complaint. The motion for summary judgment was based on res judicata grounds. The plaintiff contends on appeal that a prior default judgment entered against him in an action brought by the defendant Rodriguez on two promissory notes was not res judicata as to the present breach of contract actions notwithstanding that the prior notes arose out of obligations contained in the contract now sued upon. We agree and reverse. The law is clear that a default judgment conclusively establishes between the parties, so far as subsequent proceedings on a different cause of action are concerned, the truth of all material allegations contained in the complaint in the first action and every fact necessary to uphold the default judgment, but such judgment is not conclusive as to any defense or issue which was not raised and is not necessary to uphold the default judgment. Baum v. Pines Realty, Inc., 164 So.2d 517, 522 (Fla.2d DCA 1964). The complaint in the prior action on the promissory notes alleged that the plaintiff Perez executed two promissory notes in favor of the defendant Rodriguez which the plaintiff Perez defaulted on and for which judgment should be entered in the amount due and owing. The default judgment entered upon this complaint conclusively establishes that the plaintiff Perez is liable to the defendant Rodriguez on the two promissory notes in the total amount adjudged.
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