Johnstone v. Akers Laboratories, Inc.

Full title: JEAN JOHNSTONE, Appellant, v. AKERS LABORATORIES, INC., a New Jersey…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 19, 2000

762 So. 2d 590 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

Case No. 4D99-3261

Opinion filed July 19, 2000 JULY TERM 2000

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Kathleen J. Kroll, Judge; L.T. Case No. CL 98-4657 AG.

Peter M. Bassaline, and Robert V. Romani of Farish, Farish Romani, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Lawrence M. Kukey of Harris, Kukey Helgesen, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the final order of dismissal and remand to the trial court where appellant shall be accorded one last opportunity to effect proper service. See Nationsbank, N. A. v. Ziner, 726 So.2d 364 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), rev. granted, 741 So.2d 1138 (Fla. 1999); Bice v. Metz Constr. Co., Inc., 699 So.2d 745 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Stoeffler v. Castagliola, 629 So.2d 196 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993).

GUNTHER, FARMER and GROSS, JJ., concur.