Florida Civil Procedure, 1998 ed.

• Author: Massey, M. Minnette

Florida Civil Procedure by Bruce J. Berman Reviewed by M. Minnette Massey

The bench and bar welcome Bruce J. Berman's incisive and practical treatise on Florida pleading and practice. Its format facilitates its usefulness and is similar in presentation to Moore's Federal Practice and Wright and Miller's Federal Practice and Procedure, the two multi-volume federal treatises so well-known to , students of federal practice.

Florida Civil Procedure, 1998 edition, is volume 4 of West's Florida Practice Series. It, like Professor Ehrhardt's superb analysis of Florida Evidence, will substantially aid one's litigation skills and knowledge.

The rule-by-rule analysis succinctly presents the history of each rule. This is followed by a comparison to a federal rule of civil procedure. As the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure were patterned after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this meaningful discussion not only adds understanding, it provides access to federal cases and commentaries which are persuasive in interpreting their counterparts in the Florida rules. Citations, where appropriate, also include references to Florida's three federal district courts' local rules.

The commentaries are thorough and crisp. The text is highly readable...