Levinson v. Brosche

The issue in the case sub judice is whether the general partners of several limited partnerships were incorrectly dismissed out as defendants by the trial court because they did not have sufficient contact with the State of Florida. We reverse.

It is well settled that a limited partnership is not a legal entity and has no identity apart from its members. See Irwindale Co. v. Three Islands Olympus, 474 So.2d 406 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985); Malibu Partners, Ltd. v. Schooley, 372 So.2d 179 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979), cert. denied, 381 So.2d 769 (Fla.1980). Thus, if the limited partnership has minimum contacts,…