Case Name: George G. TAPPER, Appellant, v. David L. TAUNTON, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-06-08
Citations: 371 So. 2d 595
Docket Number: No. MM-53
Parties: George G. TAPPER, Appellant, v. David L. TAUNTON, Appellee.
Judges: MILLS, Acting C. J., and ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr. and ERVIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 371
Pages: 595–595

Head Matter:
George G. TAPPER, Appellant, v. David L. TAUNTON, Appellee.
No. MM-53.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
June 8, 1979.
Richard Smoak of Isler, Higby, Brown, Smoak & Watson, Panama City, and Robert M. Moore, Port St. Joe, for appellant.
Daniel S. Dearing, Tallahassee, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
George Tapper appeals from a final order of dismissal for lack of prosecution. A dismissal for lack of prosecution is not an adjudication on the merits and does not bar subsequent action on the same subject matter, Hassenteufel v. Howard Johnson, Inc., of Florida, 53 So.2d 810 (Fla.1951); thus the words "with prejudice" are surplusage and are hereby stricken from the final order.
The action of the trial court is AFFIRMED in all other respects.
MILLS, Acting C. J., and ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr. and ERVIN, JJ., concur.