Hulsey v. Commercial Investment Trust, Inc.

Commercial Investment Trust, Incorporated, was a New York corporation which had no office and did no business in the State of Florida, nor did it have any agent or other person in this State upon whom process could be served. C. I. T. was a separate and distinct corporation which did business and had an office in the State of Florida, where it was represented by one M. R. Jarvis, an agent. It had a Florida attorney who was Frank S. Barrett.

On January 13, 1927, certain parties filed their bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of Pinellas County against Skinner Machinery Company and others.…