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SIRIANNI v. KIEHNE

No. 91-3599.

608 So.2d 936 (1992)

Peter P. SIRIANNI, Appellant, v. Robert N. KIEHNE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Kukey of Harris, Kukey & Helgesen, Palm Beach Gardens, for appellant.

Daniel M. Bachi and Shirley Jean McEachern of Sellars, Supran, Cole, Marion & Espy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, Judge.

Despite finding that the plaintiff had established good cause for failing to perfect service within 120 days, the trial court dismissed the complaint pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j). We reverse.

The trial court read the rule as requiring that any showing of good cause be made within the 120 day time period. The rule provides:

If service of the initial process and initial pleading is not made upon a defendant within...

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