GRIFFIS v. J.C. PENNY COMPANY, INC.

No. BB-456.

333 So.2d 503 (1976)

Erik James GRIFFIS, a Minor, by His Parents and Natural Guardians, et al., Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. J.C. PENNY COMPANY, INC., a Corporation, et al., Appellees (Defendants).

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy Hernandez, of Hernandez & Matthews, Jacksonville, for appellants.

Ronald L. Palmer and Charles Cook Howell, III, of Howell, Kirby, Montgomery, D'Auito & Dean, Jacksonville, for appellees.


MILLS, Judge.

The question raised by this interlocutory appeal is whether the plaintiffs must obtain service of process on the nonresident corporate defendant under the provisions of Section 48.182, Florida Statutes, or Section 48.193, Florida Statutes.

The plaintiffs allege that the defendant negligently manufactured a fondue pot which it distributed to J.C. Penny Company, Inc., where it was purchased in December of 1972 and given to plaintiffs as a gift...

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