Babcock v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Babcock v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, 371 So. 2d 1100 (1979)
1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15299
Hendry, Hoe, Pearson

Babcock v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The order under review is reversed and the cause remanded. Since the alleged negligent acts of the non-resident defendant took place before the effective date of Section 48.193, Florida Statutes (1973), but af*1101ter the effective date of Section 48.182, Florida Statutes (1970), the trial court erred in ruling that Section 48.182 did not apply, as it is the prior long-arm statute which governs service on the defendant. See, AB CTC v. Morejon, 324 So.2d 625 (Fla. 1975); Griffis v. J. C. Penney Company, Inc., 333 So.2d 503 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976); American Motorists Insurance Company v. Hussain, 363 So.2d 1175 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). See also, Genaw v. Volkswagenwerk A.G., 536 F.2d 1039 (5th Cir. 1976).

Reversed and remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
Edward Vose BABCOCK, III v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published