Fla. appeals court chastises judge over compassion
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A Florida appeals court has chastised a judge for granting extensions in a foreclosure case for compassionate reasons.
The Third District Court of Appeal ruled last week that Circuit Judge Valerie Manno Schurr could not grant extensions solely on grounds of benevolence or compassion.
Schurr had given a Miami couple an extra month to sell their house. The judge said in court she understands times are bad and that she hates to see anyone lose a home.
The appeals judges ruled that the law doesn't allow compassion or benevolence alone to be used as the basis for such a decision. The court said the continuance was an abuse of judicial discretion and the one-month delay should not have been granted.
The house was sold at auction last week for $1.3 million.
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