Ellis v. East Coast Cooling Tower, Inc.
The Fifth DCA reversed the trial court's dismissal of Tammy Ellis's personal injury complaint for failure to timely serve East Coast Cooling Tower under Rule 1.070(j), where service was completed before the motion hearing and the statute of limitations had run — making the dismissal effectively with prejudice. The court reaffirmed that a trial court abuses its discretion under these circumstances.
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