Pacheco v. Pappalardo Contractors, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Pacheco v. Pappalardo Contractors, Inc.

634 So. 2d 828, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 3760, 1994 WL 138397

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided April 20, 1994·No. No. 93-2701·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of personal jurisdiction over the appellants. We agree with appellants that the trial court erred in determining the issue of personal jurisdiction on the basis of conflicting affidavits. While the pleadings allege the actual commission of tortious acts in Florida, the appellants’ affidavits deny any such activity in Florida. The appellees filed an affidavit conflicting with the appellants’ affidavits. To resolve the factual dispute the trial court should conduct an evidentiary hearing. See Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So.2d 499 (Fla.1989).

ANSTEAD, HERSEY and FARMER, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of personal jurisdiction over the appellants. We agree with appellants that the trial court erred in determining the issue of personal jurisdiction on the basis of conflicting affidavits. While the pleadings allege the actual commission of tortious acts in Florida, the appellants’ affidavits deny any such activity in Florida. The appellees filed an affidavit conflicting with the appellants’ affidavits. To resolve the factual dispute the trial court should conduct an evidentiary hearing. See Venetian Salami Co. v. Parthenais, 554 So.2d 499 (Fla.1989).

ANSTEAD, HERSEY and FARMER, JJ., concur.

Pacheco v. Pappalardo Contractors, Inc., 634 So. 2d 828, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 3760, 1994 WL 138397 (Fla. Ct. App. 1994).

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