Legal Opinion
Centex-Rodgers Construction Co. v. Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 6, 1992No. 91-755PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOANOS, Chief Judge.
Centex-Rodgers Construction Company appeals a non-final order denying its motion to dismiss or transfer venue of the action from Duval County Circuit Court to Broward County Circuit Court. The issue for our review is whether service on a foreign corporation and its surety is perfected through service on the Insurance Commissioner’s office, as agent of the surety. We affirm.
Centex-Rodgers was the general contractor, and Hensel Phelps was the subcontractor, on a construction project for the Duval County School Board. Both companies are foreign corporations, authorized to *1118do…
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- Confederation of Canada Life Insurance Company v. Manuel Antonio Vega Y ArminanSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
- Martinez v. MartinezSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
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