Legal Opinion
Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. Frederick
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 12, 1995No. 94-2597PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, Judge.
Shelter Mutual Insurance [“Shelter”], a defendant below, appeals the order of the lower court denying its Motion To Dismiss for Lack of In Personam Jurisdiction. Because we conclude that there is no basis under Florida law for in personam jurisdiction over Shelter and that the facts do not meet the constitutional threshold of minimum contacts,1 we reverse.
The appellee, James Mark Frederick, was in an automobile accident in Florida on April 17, 1992. He was insured by Shelter, a Missouri corporation. Frederick had purchased his Shelter policy in Kansas, where he was residing at…
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