Case Name: Concepcion HERRERA, Manuel D. Herrera and Conde One Hour Cleaner, Inc., Appellants, v. Carlos GARCIA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-02-06
Citations: 559 So. 2d 83
Docket Number: No. 89-1164
Parties: Concepcion HERRERA, Manuel D. Herrera and Conde One Hour Cleaner, Inc., Appellants, v. Carlos GARCIA, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 559
Pages: 83–83

Head Matter:
Concepcion HERRERA, Manuel D. Herrera and Conde One Hour Cleaner, Inc., Appellants, v. Carlos GARCIA, Appellee.
No. 89-1164.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 6, 1990.
Rehearing Denied April 20, 1990.
Luis E. Rojas, for appellants.
Richard G. Taylor, Miami, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because a default was prematurely entered after the mailing of the answer on the 20th day after service, see Meyerson v. Block, 404 So.2d 807 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981), the default and default judgment based upon it are reversed and the cause is remanded for further consistent proceedings.
. Since no default should have been entered initially, it is not necessary to show a meritorious defense as a condition to setting it aside. Cohen v. Barnett Bank of South Florida, 433 So.2d 1354, 1355 n. 3 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).