Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Fandino

We grant the appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our opinion of December 8, 1999, and substitute the following opinion in its place.

The appellant appeals a non-final order quashing service of process made pursuant to section 48.194, Florida Statutes (1997), on the appellees who are permanent residents of Columbia. The appellant filed a mortgage foreclosure complaint against the appellees. At the time that the suit was filed, the appellees were residing in Columbia. Thus, the appellant served the appellees via substituted service of process in Columbia pursuant to section 48.194(2),…