Case Name: Sally DYSART, individually and Sally Dysart, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellants, v. AN ULTIMATE POOL SERVICE & REPAIR, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-01-10
Citations: 536 So. 2d 387
Docket Number: No. 87-2509
Parties: Sally DYSART, individually and Sally Dysart, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellants, v. AN ULTIMATE POOL SERVICE & REPAIR, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ; C.J., and HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 536
Pages: 387–388

Head Matter:
Sally DYSART, individually and Sally Dysart, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellants, v. AN ULTIMATE POOL SERVICE & REPAIR, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
No. 87-2509.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 10, 1989.
David B. Javits, North Miami, for appellants.
Jerome P. Ventura, Hollywood, for appel-lee.
Before SCHWARTZ; C.J., and HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.
Chief Judge Schwartz participated in the decision but did not hear oral arguments.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Sally Dysart, individually, and Sally Dy-sart, Inc., appeal from a court order denying their Motion to Set Aside Default and Relief from Final Judgment.
As to the appellants' first issue on appeal — that the judgment is void because service of process was defective — we affirm the trial court's ruling, made after a full evidentiary hearing, that service was valid. Although conflicting the evidence is sufficient to support the court's finding. It was the appellants' burden to establish by clear and convincing evidence that service was invalid. See Magazine v. Bedoya, 475 So.2d 1035 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). Because the appellants failed to file or serve any papers a default on the issue of liability was properly entered. See American Republic Ins. Co. v. Westchester Gen. Hosp., 414 So.2d 1163 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).
Nevertheless, it was error for the trial court to award unliquidated damages, after the default was entered, without notice and a hearing in accordance with Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.440(c). Cole v. Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl, 523 So.2d 725 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Lauxmont Farms, Inc. v. Zentner, 514 So.2d 82 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER CONSISTENT PROCEEDINGS.