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ROSA v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 93-01727.

636 So.2d 60 (1994)

Maria A. ROSA, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Rosa, deceased, Appellant, v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, a Florida corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben J. Weaver of Weaver, Kuvin, Weaver & Lipton, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Aimee D. Stein of Florida Power & Light Company Law Dept., Miami, for appellee.

QUINCE, Judge.

Maria Rosa appeals the dismissal of her wrongful death action for failure to prosecute. We reverse because the record contains activity within the year preceding the dismissal that would move the case forward toward a conclusion on the merits.

On February 5, 1988, Maria Rosa, as personal representative of the estate of her deceased husband, filed an action for wrongful death against Florida Power and Light. The amended complaint alleged that...

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