Case Name: Violet WARWICK, Appellant, v. Meazzelle POST d/b/a Meazzelle Post Pools, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-02-05
Citations: 613 So. 2d 563
Docket Number: No. 92-1210
Parties: Violet WARWICK, Appellant, v. Meazzelle POST d/b/a Meazzelle Post Pools, Appellee.
Judges: GOSHORN, C.J., and COBB, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 613
Pages: 563–564

Head Matter:
Violet WARWICK, Appellant, v. Meazzelle POST d/b/a Meazzelle Post Pools, Appellee.
No. 92-1210.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 5, 1993.
Sam E. Murrell, Jr., of Law Office of Sam E. Murrell, Orlando, for appellant.
Gregory J. Kelly, of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
HARRIS, Judge.
Violet Warwick sued Meazzelle Post d/b/a/ Meazzelle Post Pools for claims connected with the construction of a pool on her property and the actions of the contractor relating to the matter. On motion, the court dismissed the cause with prejudice because the dispute had previously been resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the construction contract.
Appellant urges, and we agree, that regardless of the merits of the prospective affirmative defense of res judicata, the motion to dismiss was an incorrect vehicle for its consideration. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.110(d) and 1.140(b).
REVERSED and REMANDED for further consideration.
GOSHORN, C.J., and COBB, J., concur.