Legal Opinion
Eos Transport Inc. v. Agri-Source Fuels LLC
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 20, 2010No. 1D09-4300PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRowe, J.
EOS Transport Inc. (EOS) appeals the Escambia County Circuit Court’s July 22, 2009, order dismissing its attempt to seek recognition of an out-of-country judgment against Agri-Source Fuels, L.L.C. (Agri-Source), under the Florida Uniform Out-of-Country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act (the Act). We affirm the trial court’s order and hold that the default judgment rendered against Agri-Source in Canada was unenforceable because the Supreme Court of British Columbia lacked personal jurisdiction over Agri-Source.
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EOS is a Canadian corporation which operates out of the province of…
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