Case Name: Aleida RODRIGUEZ and Pedro Rodriguez, Appellants, v. GONZALEZ MOVING & STORAGE CO., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-03-17
Citations: 595 So. 2d 275
Docket Number: No. 91-856
Parties: Aleida RODRIGUEZ and Pedro Rodriguez, Appellants, v. GONZALEZ MOVING & STORAGE CO., Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., JORGENSON and GODERICH, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 595
Pages: 275–276

Head Matter:
Aleida RODRIGUEZ and Pedro Rodriguez, Appellants, v. GONZALEZ MOVING & STORAGE CO., Appellee.
No. 91-856.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 17, 1992.
Laurence M. Hatfield and Kevin M. Fitz-maurice, Miami, for appellants.
No appearance for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., JORGENSON and GODERICH, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.'
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal for failure to prosecute pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e). We hold in accordance with the general rule that, once proper notice of trial has been filed, the court has the duty to set the cause for trial. Balboa Insurance Co. v. Shores of Madeira, Inc., 457 So.2d 596 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). See also Miami Nat'l Bank v. Greenfield, 488 So.2d 559, 562 (Fla. 3d DCA) (court has duty to set cause noticed by plaintiff for trial; failure to do so precludes dismissal for failure to prosecute despite lack of record activity during ensuing year), rev. denied, 497 So.2d 1217 (Fla.1986).
The trial court is, therefore, directed to reinstate appellant's cause of action.
Reversed and remanded.