Estate of Isringhausen v. Prime Contractors and Associates, Inc.

Prior to Lee R. Isringhausen’s death, he had entered into a contract with APM Custom Homes (APM), a Florida corporation, to build a custom home in Marco Island, Florida. Lee provided APM with a $100,000 deposit. Although APM returned some of the deposit following Lee’s death, APM retained $42,500 for its construction-management fee. Susan Isringhausen, as the executrix of Lee’s estate, filed a breach-of-contract claim against APM for the sum of $42,500. The trial court dismissed Susan’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. Susan appeals. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Correspondence…