Biernath v. First National Bank & Trust of Beverly, New Jersey
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
The order appealed dismisses a complaint for lack of in personam jurisdiction over a properly served defendant where full discovery on jurisdictional issues was frustrated. We reverse on the appellant’s first point without reaching other procedural questions.1 A plaintiff may seek non-party discovery as to issues of jurisdiction over the defendant. See F. Hoffmann LaRoche *506& Co., Ltd. v. Felix, 512 So.2d 997 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).
REVERSED AND REMANDED. ■. Recent cases of this court may guide a resolution of the remaining jurisdictional issues. See Pipkin v. Wiggins, 526 So.2d 1002 (Fla. 3d DCA…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pipkin v. WigginsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- F. Hoffmann LaRoche & Co. v. FelixDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987