Clouette v. Florida Carpet Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT BLOOM, J. The alias summons was properly served. Defendant was then and there put on actual notice of a claim against her. No prejudice was shown. Technical defects are to be disregarded where no prejudice results. See Hotel & Rest, v Lake Buena Vista, 349 So.2d 1217 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); see also American Hospital of Miami, Inc. v Bateman, 498 So.2d 444 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), at p. 445: We reject American’s claim that this hypertechnical defect in the [57] summons required the trial court to quash the service. The purpose of service of process is to give a defendant proper notice that it is answerable to a plaintiffs claim, to advise the defendant of the nature of that claim, and to afford the defendant an opportunity to defend against it. AFFIRMED. JONES and GREENBAUM, JJ., Concur.