Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-27 16:22:30.934587+00
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
                      FIFTH DISTRICT

                                    NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                    FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
                                    DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

K.C. QUALITY CARE, LLC A/A/O
MECENE HERCULE,

             Appellant,

v.                                       Case No. 5D21-2388
                                         LT Case No. 2021-CC-007674

DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY,

             Appellee.

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Opinion filed September 2, 2022

Appeal from the County Court
for Orange County,
Amy Carter, Judge.

Chad A. Barr, of Chad Bar Law,
Altamonte Springs, for Appellant.

William J. McFarlane, IIII, and
Michael K. Mittelmark, of McFarlane
Law, Coral Springs, for Appellee.

WALLIS, J.
     KC Quality Care, LLC a/a/o Mecene Hercule ("KC Quality") appeals

the order granting Direct General Insurance Company's Motion to Dismiss

the complaint with prejudice. KC Quality argues that the trial court violated

procedural rules by relying on a default judgment from a separate case to

grant the dismissal. We agree.

     It is well-established that when considering a motion to dismiss a

complaint, trial courts are confined to the allegations contained within the

four corners of the complaint and must accept all well-pled allegations as

true. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Tr. Co. v. Lippi, 78 So. 3d 81, 84 (Fla. 5th DCA

2012). Therefore, the trial court's reliance on a judgment from a separate

case that was not attached to KC Quality's complaint or incorporated by

reference was error. See KC Quality Care, LLC v. Direct Gen. Ins. Co., 47

Fla. L. Weekly D1615 (Fla. 5th DCA July 29, 2022). We reverse and remand

for further proceedings.

     REVERSED and REMANDED.

HARRIS and SASSO, JJ., concur.

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