Patriotcom, Inc. v. Vega

We reverse the order of dismissal because the trial court went beyond the four corners of the complaint in determining the motion to dismiss. In particular, the trial court considered corporate documents not attached to the complaint and an improperly raised affirmative defense in ap-pellee’s motion to dismiss. It is well settled that it is error for a court to grant a dismissal based upon factual evidence not contained in, and contradictory to, the complaint’s allegations. See Barbado v. Green & Murphy, P.A., 758 So.2d 1173, 1174 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). It is also well settled that an…