Legal Opinion

Foster v. Chung

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 16, 1999No. 98-0485Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION TO RECALL AND MODIFY MANDATE

2Per curiam

Appellant, Beverly Foster, moves this court to modify or recall the mandate issued March 5, 1999, directing the trial court to dismiss Foster’s complaint against Miami Management, Inc., for failure to serve the defendant within 120 days of filing her complaint. We grant Foster’s motion to recall the mandate and remand the case to the trial court to consider whether it would grant an extension for service even though it found Foster lacked good cause for the delayed service.

Foster brought a wrongful death action against numerous defendants, including Miami…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(J)—Time Limit for ServiceSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Patterson v. LoewensteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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