Viking Acoustical Corp. v. Monco Sales Corp.

Viking Acoustical Corporation (“Viking”) challenges the order of the trial court granting Black Brothers Company’s (“Black”) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm because Viking failed to establish sufficient jurisdictional facts to invoke the trial court’s jurisdiction over Black under section 48.193(l)(g), Florida Statutes (1999).

The narrow issue on appeal is whether Viking properly alleged that a de facto merger occurred between Moneo Sales Corporation (“Moneo”) and Black sufficient to provide the trial court with in personam jurisdiction over Black. Moneo is a…