Transport & General Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Receiverships of Ins. Exchange of Americas, Inc., 90-1822
Decision Date | 29 March 1991 |
Docket Number | No. 90-1822,90-1822 |
Citation | 576 So.2d 1351,16 Fla. L. Weekly 924 |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Parties | 16 Fla. L. Weekly 924 TRANSPORT & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Appellant, v. The RECEIVERSHIPS OF the INSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AMERICAS, INC., a Florida Corporation, A.I.B. Syndicate, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Hispano American Syndicate, Inc., an Alien Corporation, Ram Syndicate, Inc., a Domestic Corporation, Syndicate One, Inc., a Domestic Corporation, Syndicate Two, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, Syndicate, Three, Inc., a Domestic Corporation, Syndicate, Four, Inc., a Florida Corporation, and Interamerican Syndicate, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellees. |
Larry D. Simpson of Davis, Judkins & Simpson, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Linda R. Spaulding of Conrad, Scherer & James, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.
Appellant has appealed, pursuant to Rule 9.130(a)(3)(C)(i), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, an order denying its motion to dismiss an amended order to show cause, raising issues concerning the court's lack of personal jurisdiction over appellant. We dismiss Points I and IV, which raises issues that cannot properly be considered by interlocutory appeal. We reverse on one of the two remaining issues.
Appellant correctly asserts that the insufficiency of service of process mandates that appellant's motion to dismiss the amended order to show cause should have been granted on that ground. The fact that personal service of process was not perfected upon appellant is undisputed. There is no statutory authority, or authority under Rule 1.070, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, for serving appellant only by certified mail, as was done...
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