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McCARTER v. BIGFOOT INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 4D00-3220.

805 So.2d 1028 (2001)

Susan McCARTER, Appellant, v. BIGFOOT INDUSTRIES, INC., a Canadian corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon C. Degnan and Diane H. Tutt of Diane H. Tutt, P.A., Plantation, for appellant.

Sean M. Cleary of Colson, Hicks, Eidson, Coral Gables, for appellee Bigfoot Industries, Inc.

FARMER, J.

The buyer of a mobile home from a dealer near Sarasota has sued a foreign corporation for warranty defects in the vehicle. The trial court dismissed the action, concluding that Florida lacks jurisdiction over the warrantor, a Canadian parent company of a manufacturing subsidiary in Oregon, and that Florida is an inconvenient place to sue the parent even if jurisdiction were present. We reverse on both issues.

Buyer purchased a new 1997 motor home...

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