Dyck-O'Neal, Inc. v. Danell A. Huthsing

On appeal is a final order dismissing appellant’s amended complaint for a deficiency judgment. The trial court concluded it lacked personal jurisdiction over ap-pellee, a non-resident. Our review of the trial court’s order is de novo. Wendt v. Horowitz, 822 So.2d 1252, 1256 (Fla.2002).

Applying the principles discussed by the Florida Supreme Court in Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So.2d 499 (Fla.1989), the well-pleaded allegations of the amended complaint (which went undisputed by appellee’s affidavit attached to her motion to dismiss) were sufficient to bring the action within the…