Young v. Young

This is an interlocutory appeal from a final order dismissing Appellant’s personal injury complaint for insufficiency of service of process under sections 48.161 and 48.171, Florida Statutes (1979).

Appellant has alleged that while a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Clifford Young, she was injured as a result of a collision. She filed suit against Roy Young, Clifford’s brother, alleging he was the owner of the car in which she was injured and was thus liable to her for the injuries.

Because Roy Young is not a resident of Florida, it is required that service of process be obtained in…