Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Warren Brothers Company

This case arose as the result of a criminal incident in which one James Alden allegedly kidnapped, threatened, robbed, assaulted and injured Suzanne Jones, the appellant. Appellant was apparently locked in her car at the time of the incident, but Alden gained access to the car by means of a key which was provided to him by a Florida Chevrolet dealer, Gary Massey Chevrolet, Inc., after he had obtained the "key number" for the automobile from the Ohio automobile dealer, Jack Maxton Chevrolet, Inc., appellee. Appellant sued both dealers, asserting personal jurisdiction over appellee under section 48.193(1)(f)2., Florida Statutes. Her complaint pled the basis for service of process on appellee essentially in the language of the statute, pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.070(i).{/Cite}