ST. CLOUD UTILITIES v. MOORE

No. 81-513.

410 So.2d 973 (1982)

ST. CLOUD UTILITIES, Appellant, v. Erick S. MOORE, a Minor, Etc., et al, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.R. Thornton, Jr., St. Cloud; Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr., and Louis K. Rosenbloum of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie & Magie, P.A., Pensacola, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee Moore.

Robert W. Kieffer of Sanders, McEwan, Mims & McDonald, Orlando, for appellee Arthur Cassell d/b/a Cassel's Garage.


ORFINGER, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is how long the trial court continues to have jurisdiction to entertain a motion for contribution under section 768.31(4) of Florida Statutes (1979), the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, after the final judgment determining liability is rendered.

Appellant and appellee were among defendants held liable for damages in a corrected final judgment entered October 13, 1978. On October 5, 1979...

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