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Patricia C. DEYOUNG, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William G. Deyoung, Deceased, Appellant, v. James L. BIERFELD, M.D. and James L. Bierfeld, M.D., P.A., Appellees.
    Nos. 87-1600, 87-2080.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    Nov. 22, 1988.
    Stanley M. Rosenblatt and Laura S. Rot-stein and Judith Hayes, for appellant.
    Stephens, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas and Debra J. Snow and Robert M. Klein, and Magill & Lewis and R. Fred Lewis, for appellees.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

We reverse the summary final judgment in favor of the defendants in a medical malpractice action as barred by limitations because claimant’s former attorney’s affidavit created disputed questions of fact which should have been resolved in an evi-dentiary hearing as to whether claimant unreasonably failed to comply with formal discovery as required by sections 768.-57(3)(a) and 768.57(6), Florida Statutes (1985). See Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Serv., Inc. v. Richardson, 532 So. 2d 60 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).

Reversed.