Compuguide Corp. v. Sachs

PEARSON, Judge.

This interlocutory appeal is from an order denying appellant Compuguide Corporation’s motion to dismiss on the ground that attempted service of process under F. S.A. § 48.181 was not effective. The controlling question of fact was whether appellant had engaged in or carried on a business or business venture in this state. We reverse.

The trial judge’s decision on the question of fact carries with it a presumption of correctness. DeVaney v. Rumsch, Fla. 1969, 228 So.2d 904. Upon appeal this court must determine whether the eviden-tiary matters before the trial judge support the…