Hertz International, Ltd. v. Abadlia

Hertz International, Ltd., a foreign corporation, appeals from an order of the Bro-ward County Circuit Court denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse.

In Hertz Corporation v. Abadlia, 489 So.2d 753 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), present appellant was one of two appellants from an earlier order denying a similar motion. This court found that the complaint as then written failed to demonstrate any connection between the cause of action and appellant’s business activities in Florida. This court held that sections 48.181 and 48.193, Florida Statutes (1983) required…