Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Cohn
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 9, 2011No. 3D09-3144PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
Jorge Luis Fernandez, the plaintiff below, appeals from an order granting the defendant, David Cohn’s, motion to quash service of process and dismiss with prejudice. We reverse, finding that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to extend the time for service of process.
On March 10, 2005, Fernandez was involved in an automobile accident with a vehicle allegedly driven by Cohn. On February 25, 2009, two weeks before the statute of limitations was to run, Fernandez filed suit against Cohn and attempted to effectuate service of process on him.
After an initial unsuccessful…
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