U-HAUL COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 83-1048.

445 So.2d 1082 (1984)

U-HAUL COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation, Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Glasgow and Davis Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Bussey, III, of Smalbein, Eubank, Johnson, Rosier & Bussey, Orlando, for appellant.

R. Fred Lewis of Magill, Reid & Lewis, Miami, for appellees.


WALDEN, Judge.

U-Haul Company appeals from an order denying its motion to dismiss based upon lack of personal jurisdiction and insufficiency of service of process. We affirm.

First, U-Haul says that a trailer is not a "motor vehicle" with the consequence that Section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1981), entitled, Service on Nonresident Motor Vehicle Owners, etc., is not applicable. We disagree and hold that a trailer is a motor vehicle within contemplation of...

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