Sittser v. General Motors Corp.

Appellants seek reversal of an order dismissing their complaint for lack of prosecution pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e).

On July 30, 1982, appellants filed a complaint against appellees Ralph Buick, Inc. (Ralph Buick), Tom Endicott Buick, Inc. (Endicott Buick) and General Motors Corporation (General Motors). The sheriff filed the summons and sheriff’s returns for En-dicott Buick on August 10, 1983, General Motors on August 24, 1983 and Ralph Buick on September 12, 1983. On August 23, 1983, Ralph Buick and Endicott Buick filed a joint motion to dismiss appellants’…