Hurt v. Kitroser

Plaintiffs alleged that while personally present in Florida these non-resident defendants committed negligent acts within this state injuring other persons here. They based jurisdiction over these nonresident actors on the part of the Florida long-arm statute, which specifies:

“Any person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who personally ... does any of the acts enumerated in this subsection thereby submits himself ... to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any cause of action arising from ... committing a tortious act within this state.” [e.s.]

§ 48.193(l)(b),…