Legal Opinion
Kitroser v. Hurt
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 22, 2012No. SC11-25PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Hurt v. Kitroser, 50 So.3d 62 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). The district court ruled upon the following question, which it certified to be of great public importance:
WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL, NONRESIDENT DEFENDANT COMMITS NEGLIGENT ACTS IN FLORIDA ON BEHALF OF HIS CORPORATE EMPLOYER, DOES THE CORPORATE SHIELD DOCTRINE OPERATE AS A BAR TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN FLORIDA OVER THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT?
Id. at 67. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
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