Intertrans Navigation, Inc. v. Seguros St. Paul de Venezuela, C.A.

This is an appeal by the defendant Inter-trans Navigation, Inc. from an order denying a motion to set aside a final default judgment under Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.540. We affirm.

First, the service of process on the defendant corporation was not, as urged, an invalid service which failed to give the trial court in personam jurisdiction over the defendant. According to the return of service, the plaintiff’s complaint was served on “Susan Shafronsky as Station Mgr.... of defendant corporation in the absence of any superior as defined by Florida Statute, Section 48.081_” (R.9). Contrary to defendant’s…