Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2009

Thomas v. Bank of New York

Thomas v. Bank of New York
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 4, 2009 · Hawkes, Wolf, Kahn
7 So. 3d 574; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1741; 2009 WL 528781 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Thomas v. Bank of New York

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Christopher Thomas seeks review of a final summary judgment of mortgage foreclosure, arguing that he was denied sufficient service of process in the proceeding below. Because appellant filed a responsive pleading without challenging the sufficiency of service or the court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over him at the “first opportunity,” he waived any defense regarding a defect in service. Re-Employment Servs., Ltd. v. Nat’l Loan Acquisitions Co., 969 So.2d 467, 470 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007); De Ardila v. Chase Manhattan Mortg. Corp., 826 So.2d 419, 420 n. 2 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (mortgagor waived argument alleging insufficiency of service of process of foreclosure action by filing pleadings without challenging service); accord Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.140(b), (h).

The summary judgment for appellee is AFFIRMED.

HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and KAHN, JJ., concur.

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