St. Mary's School of Medicine Limited v. Anthony John Zabaleta
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 1, 2020
Docket3D20-0021
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 1, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D20-0021
Lower Tribunal No. 10-16399
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St. Maryโs School of Medicine Limited,
Appellant,
vs.
Anthony John Zabaleta,
Appellee.
An Appeal from a non-final order from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade
County, Abby Cynamon, Judge.
The Law Offices of Michael D. Stewart, and Michael D. Stewart, for
appellant.
Zumpano Castro, LLC, and Daniel E. Zumpano and Antonio C. Castro, for
appellee.
Before SCALES, MILLER and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See ยง 48.081(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2004) (โIf the address provided for
the . . . officer . . . is a . . . private mailbox, service on the corporation may be made
by serving the . . . officer . . . in accordance with s. 48.031.โ); see also ยง 48.031(6),
Fla. Stat. (2004) (โIf the only address for a person to be served, which is discoverable
through public records, is a private mailbox, substitute service may be made by
leaving a copy of the process with the person in charge of the private mailbox, but
only if the process server determines that the person to be served maintains a
mailbox at that location.โ); Depโt of Revenue ex rel. Williams v. Wright, 813 So. 2d
989, 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) (concluding that a defect in the name on the summons
did not invalidate substitute service of process where there was no confusion as to
who was being served).
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