Case Name: Marlene H. STAHL and Larry A. Stahl, Appellants, v. Eyliza J. EVANS as Next Friend of Patience Evans, a minor, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-04-23
Citations: 691 So. 2d 1184
Docket Number: No. 96-2073
Parties: Marlene H. STAHL and Larry A. Stahl, Appellants, v. Eyliza J. EVANS as Next Friend of Patience Evans, a minor, Appellee.
Judges: POLEN, SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 691
Pages: 1184–1185

Head Matter:
Marlene H. STAHL and Larry A. Stahl, Appellants, v. Eyliza J. EVANS as Next Friend of Patience Evans, a minor, Appellee.
No. 96-2073.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 23, 1997.
Elizabeth M. Rodriguez of Kubicki Draper, Miami, for appellants.
Alan R. Burton, Fort Lauderdale, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the trial court's order setting aside a dismissal for failure to timely serve the complaint under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1070(i). The trial court's original order of dismissal was proper under Patterson v. Loewenstein, 686 So.2d 776,(Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So.2d 817 (Fla.1993) is not controlling, since it does not pertain to a Rule 1.070(i) dismissal. The case is remanded to the trial court with directions to reinstate the dismissal.
POLEN, SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.