Legal Opinion
Steel Joist Institute, Inc. v. J. H. Mann, III, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 22, 1965No. 5544PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Judge.
We have before us an interlocutory appeal from an order of the lower court denying the jurisdictional motions of appellant, Steel Joist Institute, Inc., the defendant below. The court held that the appellant was “engaged in business” in the State of Florida within the meaning of Section 47.16(1), Florida Statutes, F. S.A., and therefore was amenable to substituted service under the provisions of Section 47.30, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.
The complaint in this action alleged the following facts: Appellee, J. H. Mann, III, Inc., was awarded a contract for the construction of an…
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