Case Name: Joann SCHLAKMAN, Appellant, v. BURGER KING, INC. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-06-07
Citations: 432 So. 2d 724
Docket Number: No. 82-2180
Parties: Joann SCHLAKMAN, Appellant, v. BURGER KING, INC. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Appellees.
Judges: Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 432
Pages: 724–725

Head Matter:
Joann SCHLAKMAN, Appellant, v. BURGER KING, INC. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Appellees.
No. 82-2180.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 7, 1983.
Paul C. Hammerl and Malcolm B. Wise-hart, Jr., Miami, for appellant.
Conroy & Simberg, Michael K. Wilensky and Bruce Simberg, Hollywood, for appel-lees.
Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A mere request by a defendant for a delay in bringing a suit, without any contract or agreement not to plead the statute of limitations, and absent a showing of deliberate conduct by the defendant intended to result in such delay until the statute has run, will not prevent him from asserting the defense. See Fletcher v. Dozier, 314 So.2d 241 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975); 51 Am. Jur.2d Limitation of Actions, § 443 (1970).
Affirmed.