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Kajima Corp. v. Fitzpatrick

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 8, 1988
526 So. 2d 729 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

Nos. 4-86-2338, 4-86-2968.

May 25, 1988. Rehearing Denied July 8, 1988.

Consolidated appeals of non-final orders from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; Jack H. Cook, Judge.

Robert S. Levy of Law Offices of Robert S. Levy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Kajima Corp.

Richard S. Kupfer of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Roth Romano, P.A., and Philip M. Burlington of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Kenneth J. Fitzpatrick.


Reversed. We hold that the trial court erred in failing to grant the appellant's motions contesting personal jurisdiction. We do not believe the appellee, Kenneth J. Fitzpatrick, presented sufficient allegations or proof to support his contention that the courts of Florida could properly exercise jurisdiction over the appellant foreign corporation as the alter ego of other corporations named as parties to the action. See Dania Jai-Alai Palace, Inc. v. Sykes, 450 So.2d 1114 (Fla. 1984), and Norwest Bank Minneapolis, N.A. v. American Centennial Insurance Co., 493 So.2d 101 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986). No brief or argument has been presented on behalf of the appeal in case No. 4-86-2968, and we dismiss that appeal for lack of prosecution.

HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD, J., concur.

DOWNEY, J., dissents without opinion.


Summaries of

Kajima Corp. v. Fitzpatrick

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 8, 1988
526 So. 2d 729 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Kajima Corp. v. Fitzpatrick

Case Details

Full title:KAJIMA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. KENNETH J. FITZPATRICK, APPELLEE…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 8, 1988

Citations

526 So. 2d 729 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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