BURTCHAELL v. HOFFMAN

No. 86-1749.

508 So.2d 738 (1987)

William E. BURTCHAELL a/K/a William E. Burchell, Appellant, v. Lynn T. HOFFMAN F/K/a Laura Lynn Thomas, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Regan, of Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Thomas R. Ray, of Caven, Clark & Ray, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellee.


SHARP, Judge.

Burtchaell appeals from a Florida judgment enforcing a Georgia judgment. He defended the enforcement suit on the ground1 that the judgment was void because the Georgia court lacked personal jurisdiction due to defective service of process.2 We agree and reverse.

The return of service indicates that a Georgia deputy served process on Pat DiVella, a girlfriend, at Burtchaell's usual place...

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