Legal Opinion
Meadows of Citrus County, Inc. v. Jones
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 9, 1998No. 97-1425PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COBB, Judge.
The appellants/defendants, Meadows of Citrus County, Inc., et al., lack standing to assert the alleged untimely service of process on a co-defendant and this appeal is accordingly dismissed.1
Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.0700 provides:
Summons; Time Limit. If service of the initial process and initial pleading is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after filing of the initial pleading and the party on whose behalf service is required does not show good cause why service was not made within that time, the action shall be dismissed without prejudice or that defendant…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Morales v. Sperry Rand Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Khandjian v. Compagnie Financiere Mediterranee Cofimed, SADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Austin v. GaylordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Comisky v. Rosen Management Service, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Parra v. RaskinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Super Service, Inc. v. LarsenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Taylor v. BavaroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014