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Lewis v. Kranz

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 26, 1992
599 So. 2d 253 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-1455.

May 26, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Phillip Bloom J.

Ponzoli, Wassenberg Sperkacz and Zorian Sperkacz and Ronald Ponzoli, Miami, for appellants.

Gilbride, Heller Brown and Michael R. Gibbons, Miami, for appellee.

Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


This case is controlled by principles enunciated in Nessim v. DeLoache, 384 So.2d 1341 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980), where we held that the issue of fraud is not ordinarily a proper subject for summary judgment because, being a subtle matter, proving the cause of action may require a full explanation of the facts and circumstances of the alleged wrong to permit a determination whether they collectively constitute fraud. It is not established conclusively in the record that the appellee Kranz, as an agent of the defrauding principal, was not a participant in a conspiracy to defraud. See Karnegis v. Oakes, 296 So.2d 657 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974), cert. denied, 307 So.2d 450 (Fla. 1975).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Lewis v. Kranz

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 26, 1992
599 So. 2d 253 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Lewis v. Kranz

Case Details

Full title:SAUNDRA K. LEWIS, AND KEVIN LEWIS, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HIS NATURAL…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 26, 1992

Citations

599 So. 2d 253 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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