Opinion
No. 88-1825.
January 30, 1990. Rehearing Denied March 23, 1990.
Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Murray Goldman, J.
Brett Rivkind, Miami, for appellant.
Mitchell, Harris, Horr Associates, David Horr and Jonathan W. Skipp, Miami, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.
In this seaman's personal injury action which arose at sea and has no "connexity" to this state, the trial court held that the defendants' vessel's sporadic visits and other contacts with Florida did not constitute the "continuous and systematic" activity necessary to sustain a claim of personal jurisdiction under section 48.193(2), Florida Statutes (1985) (requiring "substantial and not isolated activity within this state"). We agree. See Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408, 104 S.Ct. 1868, 80 L.Ed.2d 404 (1984); Ranger Nationwide, Inc. v. Cook, 519 So.2d 1087 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), review denied, 531 So.2d 167 (Fla. 1988). Compare Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha v. MS Galini, 323 F. Supp. 79 (S.D.Tex. 1971) (sustaining Texas action arising in Texas); Hoodye v. Bruusgaard Krosterud Skibs A/S Drammen, Norway, 197 F. Supp. 697 (S.D.Tex. 1961) (same).
The other basis of asserted jurisdiction is likewise without merit.
Affirmed.