Auto Club Insurance Ass'n v. Meyer
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
LEHAN, Judge.
We reverse the trial court’s denial of defendant insurance company’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under the Florida long-arm statute, section 48.193 Florida Statutes (1983). We agree with Kight v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., 441 So.2d 189, 190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983) that
A foreign insurer’s contract entered into in a foreign state insuring a foreign resident against liability resulting from an automobile accident occurring anywhere in the United States does not constitute such a minimum contact with all such states as is required by the federal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nettles v. WhiteDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Kight v. NEW JERSEY MFGRS. INS. CO.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- National Grange Mut. Ins. Co. v. FondrenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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