Sewell v. Colee

The petitioners seek a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the circuit court sitting in its appellate capacity, which affirmed the denial of the petitioners’ motion to vacate default judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction. We grant the petition for certiorari and remand for an evidentiary hearing. The trial court erred in applying Steeprow Enterprises, Inc. v. Lennar Homes, Inc., 590 So.2d 21 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991), which led to the court’s incorrect finding that it lacked jurisdiction to grant the Motion to Vacate. We conclude the trial court did have jurisdiction, as Steep-row is…