Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1988

Irving Newman Insurance Agency v. Wood & Co.

Irving Newman Insurance Agency v. Wood & Co.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 18, 1988 · Barkdull, Jorgenson, Schwartz
532 So. 2d 88; 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2353; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4604; 1988 WL 107085 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Irving Newman Insurance Agency v. Wood & Co.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The controversy in this appeal centers on the question of whether Wood and Company, an insurance brokerage firm located in Georgia, does business within the State of Florida so as to give rise to long-arm jurisdiction under section 48.193, Florida Statutes (1987). Based upon the record before this court, the jurisdictional issue cannot be resolved. We, therefore, remand to the trial court with directions to vacate the order of dismissal and to conduct an evi-*89dentiary hearing on the issue. See Dinsmore v. Martin Blumenthal Assoc., 314 So.2d 561 (Fla. 1975) (where plaintiff failed to show defendant conducted general course of business in Florida, plaintiff would be afforded another opportunity to meet burden of proof under long-arm statute).

Remanded with directions.

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