OCEAN CHEMICAL TRANSPORT, INC. v. COTTON

No. 97-1640.

702 So.2d 1272 (1997)

OCEAN CHEMICAL TRANSPORT, INC., a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Robin M. COTTON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Gabel, Jr., and Timothy J. Conner of Gabel & Hair, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Almer W. Beale and Morgan L. Gaynor of Toole, Beale & Cooper, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is on appeal from the trial court's order denying Appellant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Appellee, a merchant marine, filed suit against Appellant, a foreign shipowner, for failure to provide maintenance and cure following an injury Appellee sustained at sea while working on Appellant's ship. The trial court ruled that it had "specific" personal jurisdiction over Appellant.

Appellant argues that its contacts...

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