Legal Opinion
Ambassador Insurance v. Stiles
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1980No. 78-2007PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
In June of 1977, Ambassador Insurance Company (Ambassador) filed suit in the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for Highlands County against the Board of Commissioners of the Highlands County Hospital District (the Hospital) to recover unpaid insurance premiums. The Hospital moved to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that Ambassador had no capacity to sue in Florida Court because it had not registered to do business there in compliance with Fla.Stat. § 607.354(1) (1977).1 After a hearing the Circuit Court dismissed the action without prejudice, giving Ambassador sixty…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Norman M. Morris Corporation v. Hyman Weinstein, D/B/A Bright Star EnterpriseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Fears v. LunsfordSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Ambassador Ins. Co. v. HIGHLANDS GENERAL HOSPDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ambassador Insurance Company v. StilesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980