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Jean CHANGE, Appellant, v. Sam MATHIES and Nationwide Insurance, Appellees.
    No. 4-86-1513.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    June 10, 1987.
    Hans Feige of Feige & Cranmer, P.A., Coral Springs, for appellant.
    David F. Crow of Paxton, Crow & Bragg, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee-Na-tionwide Ins.
   PER CURIAM.

We reverse and remand for a new hearing before the trial court for the purpose of determining the circumstances surrounding the appellant’s failure to substitute the estate, if any, of a deceased defendant in accord with the provisions of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.260(a)(1). Our reversal is predicated upon the trial court’s erroneous conclusion that it was without discretion to consider appellant’s contentions. See Stroh v. Dudley, 476 So.2d 230 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).

ANSTEAD, DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.