· 6/8/1994
8100 Rr Ave. Realty v. Rw Tansill
Citations
- 638 So. 2d 149
- 1994 WL 246513
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that where the threshold question of personal jurisdiction turns on whether a tort is committed in Florida, the court necessarily must review the allegations of the complaint to determine if a cause of action is stated
- distinguishing cases where “the sole basis for jurisdiction [was] that the [defendant] committed a tort in Florida,” from those where the basis “was, for example, that the defendant was doing business in Florida”
- where the threshold question of personal jurisdiction turns on whether a tort is committed in Florida, the court necessarily must review the allegations of the complaint to determine if a cause of action is stated
- where the threshold question of personal jurisdiction turns on whether a tort is committed in Florida, the court necessarily must review the allegations of the complaint to determine if a cause of action is stated
- “[T]he sole basis for jurisdiction is that the [appellant] committed a tort in Florida. . . . [W]e must of necessity determine whether [the complaint] states a cause of action in tort, in order to determine jurisdiction.”
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Judges: Klein
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