JENNINGS v. MONTENEGRO

No. 4D00-3928.

792 So.2d 1258 (2001)

Jeffrey JENNINGS and Kathy Daniel Jennings, Appellants, v. Santiago MONTENEGRO and Flor Stella Montenegro, his wife, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sherman and Rosemary B. Wilder of Law Offices of Richard A. Sherman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Peter S. Van Keuren of Law Offices of Lawrence J. Signori, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Michele I. Nelson of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., and Mark K. Koenig of Law Office of Mark K. Koenig, West Palm Beach, for appellees.


POLEN, C.J.

Jeffrey and Kathy Jennings timely appeal after the trial court denied their motions to quash Santiago and Flor Stella Montenegro's attempted service of process for failure to comply with section 48.161, Florida Statutes (1999), and for failure to effect timely service of process under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(j). We reverse in part and dismiss in part.

In January, 1998, the Montenegros sued the Jennings for damages stemming from an...

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