M.L. BUILDERS, INC. v. RESERVE DEVELOPERS, LLP

No. 4D99-2616.

769 So.2d 1079 (2000)

M.L. BUILDERS, INC. and Matthew A. Ward, Appellants, v. RESERVE DEVELOPERS, LLP, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Rogow of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Guy Bennett Rubin of Rubin & Rubin, Stuart, for Appellant-Matthew A. Ward.

Michele I. Nelson of Paxton, Crow, Bragg, Smith & Nelson, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a void final judgment. We reverse.

Appellee filed a suit for fraudulent lien and slander of title against M.L. Builders, Inc. and its president, Matthew Ward, individually. Service of process was never effected on Ward. Although several attorneys filed pleadings on behalf of M.L. Builders and Ward, the record discloses that those attorneys were retained for M.L. Builders but had no authority...

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