· 7/12/1995
Tobacco Merchants Ass'n v. Broin
Citations
- 657 So. 2d 939
- 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7432
- 1995 WL 407453
How courts have described this case
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- holding that if the plaintiff raises conflicting facts, the trial court should hold a limited evidentiary hearing to resolve any disputed facts relating to jurisdiction.
- holding that where a defendant contests jurisdiction with a legally sufficient affidavit and the plaintiff fails to provide sworn proof as to the basis of jurisdiction, the trial court must grant the defendant’s motion to dismiss
- trial court should hold a limited evidentiary hearing to resolve disputed factual issues pertaining to jurisdiction
- “If no such sworn proof is forthcoming from the plaintiff as to the basis for jurisdiction, the trial court must grant the defendant’s motion to dismiss.”
- “If the plaintiff files a counter-affidavit raising conflicting facts, the trial court should then hold a limited evidentiary hearing to resolve any disputed facts relating to jurisdiction.”
- \The plaintiffs' failure to respond with a counter-affidavit or other sworn proof establishing the basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction defeated the exercise\ of personal jurisdiction over the defendant. (footnote omitted)
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Judges: Hubbart, Cope and Green
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