Case Name: Gilbert O'NEAL, Appellant, v. William BRADY, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-10-08
Citations: 476 So. 2d 294
Docket Number: No. 85-213
Parties: Gilbert O’NEAL, Appellant, v. William BRADY, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 476
Pages: 294–294

Head Matter:
Gilbert O’NEAL, Appellant, v. William BRADY, Appellee.
No. 85-213.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 8, 1985.
Anthony J. Scremin and Gregory McGib-ney, Miami, for appellant.
Hershoff & Levy and Jay Levy, Miami, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In order for a plaintiff to obtain a summary judgment where the defendant asserts affirmative defenses, the plaintiff must either disprove those defenses by evidence or establish their legal insufficiency. Howdeshell v. First National Bank of Clearwater, 369 So.2d 432 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). Because plaintiff failed to conclusively refute the factual allegations or to establish the legal insufficiency of the affirmative defenses, the entry of a summary judgment was error.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.