Case Name: BARNETT BANK OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Appellant, v. Frank G. CIBULA, Jr. and June C. Cibula, n/k/a June C. Clarke, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-02-05
Citations: 592 So. 2d 1252
Docket Number: No. 91-0921
Parties: BARNETT BANK OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Appellant, v. Frank G. CIBULA, Jr. and June C. Cibula, n/k/a June C. Clarke, Appellees.
Judges: DOWNEY, ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 592
Pages: 1252–1252

Head Matter:
BARNETT BANK OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Appellant, v. Frank G. CIBULA, Jr. and June C. Cibula, n/k/a June C. Clarke, Appellees.
No. 91-0921.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 5, 1992.
Rehearing Denied March 3, 1992.
Andrew J. McMahon of Moyle, Flanigan, Katz, Fitzgerald & Sheehan, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Frank G. Cibula, Jr., Law Offices of Frank G. Cibula, Jr., West Palm Beach, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the final judgment founded on an involuntary dismissal of a mortgage foreclosure action entered at the close of the plaintiff's case in a non-jury trial. The record reflects that the plaintiff's proof stated a prima facie case. The court's order was apparently founded on the appel-lees' equitable defenses. However, a trial court may not grant a motion for involuntary dismissal once a prima facie case is presented. See Tillman v. Baskin, 260 So.2d 509 (Fla.1972); Wimbledon Townhouse Condominium I Ass'n., Inc. v. Wolfson, 510 So.2d 1106 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987); Service Facilities Corp. v. Lanier, 371 So.2d 1083 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979); Alpha Elec. Supply, Inc. v. Jewel Builders, Inc., 349 So.2d 699 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977).
The cause is remanded for a new trial.
DOWNEY, ANSTEAD and STONE, JJ., concur.