Eckersley v. Eckersley

SEBRING, J.:

This is a certiorari proceeding to review an order in an equity suit in which the chancellor rejected a Master’s report, vacated a decree pro confesso, and set aside an order of publication, on the ground that the affidavit for constructive service upon which the order of publication was based was contrary to the provisions of Section 48.04, Florida Statutes, 1941, F.S.A.

Section 48.04 Florida Statutes, 1941, F.S.A. provides, among other things, that as a condition precedent for service of process by publication against a natural person the plaintiff shall file a sworn bill of…