Shurman v. Atlantic Mortgage & Investment

The appellant, Gerald Shurman, was a defendant in a mortgage foreclosure action filed below by Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Corporation. At the time of service *1222of process Shurman was incarcerated in state prison. Substituted service was had on his wife at their home, where he had resided prior to his incarceration.1 A final judgment based on default was entered against Shurman and he now appeals challenging jurisdiction.

Shurman asserts that the trial court erred in its reliance upon Araujo v. Ramirez-Limon, 490 So.2d 1049 (Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 500 So.2d 543 (Fla. 1986), and in finding…