Long and Scott Farms, Inc. v. Lake Jem Farms, Inc.

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2024-3362 LT Case No. 2018-CA-002062-A _____________________________ LONG AND SCOTT FARMS, INC., Appellant, v. LAKE JEM FARMS, INC., Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County. Dan R. Mosley, Judge. John D. Metcalf, Jr., of Brionez + Brionez, P.A., Tavares, for Appellant. Zachary J. McCormick, of Zach McCormick Attorney at Law, PLLC, Tavares, for Appellee. October 2, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.100(a) (“There must be a complaint or, when so designated by a statute or rule, a petition, and an answer to it; [and] an answer to a counterclaim denominated as such[.]”); E.P. v. Hogreve, 259 So. 3d 1007, 1010 n.2 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018) (“[A]n original pleading is superseded by an amended pleading that does not indicate an intention to preserve any portion of the original pleading.”); Barnes v. Horan, 841 So. 2d 472, 475 n.1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (“An amended pleading that is complete in itself and that does not refer to or adopt a former pleading as a part of it supersedes the former pleading.”). JAY, C.J., and KILBANE and MACIVER, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2