Tales of the Tipsy Coachman: Being Right for the Wrong Reason – The Tipsy Coachman is Alive and Well and Living in Florida

If a trial court reaches the right result, but for the wrong reasons, it will be upheld if there is any basis which would support the judgment in the record.”1 This is a simple statement of the “tipsy coachman” rule or doctrine. This doctrine, which has become a stable part of appellate practice, decreases the…