Spencer Boat Co., Inc. v. John L. Liutermoza

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants, Liutermoza and Zimmerman, appeal from a judgment on a contract whereby plaintiff, Spencer Boat Company, undertook to repair defendants’ boat. This appeal challenges service of process upon defendants pursuant to Florida’s long-arm statute and the award of attorneys’ fees as provided in the contract. We reverse on the first issue, and therefore the second need not be reached.

I. The Facts and the Statute

As relevant to the jurisdictional question, the facts of the case are as follows. Defendants, Connecticut residents, visited Florida in 1970 and bought a…