Liudmila Golubtsova v. Vladimir Budaev, et al.

Summary

The Florida Third District Court of Appeal reverses a final summary judgment entered in favor of Vladimir Budaev and Budaevs Holdings LLC. The court holds that Liudmila Golubtsova’s affidavit, which denied authorizing or signing a quitclaim deed transferring marital property, created a genuine issue of material fact concerning the deed’s validity. The case is remanded for further proceedings.

Holdings

1. Golubtsova's affidavit was not conclusory because it contained an unequivocal denial, based on her review of the notarization video, that she was present or executed the quitclaim deed. The affidavit therefore created a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the signature on the deed was hers.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Golubtsova's affidavit, which unequivocally denied that she was present or executed the quitclaim deed, created a genuine issue of material fact precluding summary judgment.
2. Whether the trial court erred by entering final summary judgment in favor of the appellees.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded