The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . However, when the defendant is a corporation, section 47.051 controls: Actions against domestic corporations . . . we also noted that “[o]f the several venue selections authorized by either section 47.011 or section 47.051 . . . representative, where the cause of action accrued, or where the property in litigation is located.” § 47.051 . . . Therefore, pursuant to sections 47.021 and 47.051, Florida Statutes, venue is proper in any county where . . .
. . . Finally, section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2015) provides that actions against foreign corporations doing . . .
. . . first time, that its motion to transfer venue was based on forum non conveniens and sections 47.122 and 47.051 . . . business; where the cause of action accrued; or where the property in litigation is located. §§ 47.011, 47.051 . . .
. . . . § 47.051, Fla. . . . See § 47.051, Fla. . . . DCA 1990) (recognizing that “agent” and “representative” are not synonymous for purposes of section 47.051 . . .
. . . to bring their suit, that selection does not fall within one of the alternatives provided by section 47.051 . . . Section 47.051, governing venue in actions against corporations, provides that a domestic corporation . . . As our sister court in Florida Gamco, Inc., 68 So.3d at 929, more recently stated: Section 47.051 provides . . . See also § 47.051, Fla. . . .
. . . . §§ 47.011 & 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .
. . . ."); § 47.051, Fla. . . .
. . . on the Supreme Court’s holding in Brown, applying the plain language of sections 47.011, 47.021, and 47.051 . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2010). . . .
. . . With respect to corporations, section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2011), provides: Actions against domestic . . . previously numbered as sections 46.02 and 46.04, respectively, the substance of sections 47.021 and 47.051 . . . for transaction of its customary business” or “an agent or other representative” in Pasco County. § 47.051 . . . venue selection, the Florida courts should apply the plain language of sections 47.011, 47.021, and 47.051 . . . corporation doing business in Florida could be sued, is substantively equivalent to today's section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes, provides that “[ajctions against domestic corporations shall be brought . . .
. . . With respect to a suit filed against a corporation, section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2010), provides . . . Section 47.051 provides, with regard to a domestic Florida corporation, that venue is proper “in the . . . Under section 47.051, Leon is the only proper place for venue. . . .
. . . transfer venue, alleging that Broward County was the only proper venue for Keesling’s suit under section 47.051 . . . See § 47.051. . . . ,” (2) “where the cause of action accrued,” or (3) “where the property in litigation is located.” § 47.051 . . . determine whether a tort action accrued in Pinellas County for purposes of venue under sections 47.011 or 47.051 . . .
. . . . § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2010). . . .
. . . See § 47.051 (“Actions against domestic corporations shall be brought only in the county where such corporation . . .
. . . Plaintiff placed venue in Palm Beach County pursuant to section 47.051, Florida Statutes, which governs . . .
. . . . § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2008). . . .
. . . AVIC filed its motion to dismiss or transfer venue pursuant to section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2008 . . .
. . . Anne’s is located there, see section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2008). . . .
. . . . §§ 47.011, 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2008). . . .
. . . Florida Statutes section 47.051 (2008), provides in pertinent part that “[a]ctions against domestic corporations . . .
. . . See §§ 47.051, 47.011, Fla. Stat.; Knowles, Inc. v. . . .
. . . .” § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2007). Geico’s co-defendants, residents of St. . . . Johns County, sought to transfer venue, relying on section 47.051. See Enfinger v. . . . service center and parts distributor were “representatives” of Piper within the meaning of section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2007), which addresses venue provides in part: Actions against foreign . . .
. . . defendant, A & F, has its sole corporate office in Palm Beach County, not Miami-Dade County, see § 47.051 . . . including the conversion claim, accrued in Palm Beach County, not Miami-Dade County, see §§ 47.011, 47.051 . . . and the property in litigation is located in Palm Beach County, not Miami-Dade County, see §§ 47.011, 47.051 . . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2006), provides, in part, as follows: "Actions against corporations . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. . . .
. . . This court then proceeded to examine whether venue was proper under section 47.051 rather than forum . . .
. . . Additionally, since Blackhawk, the named defendant, is a domestic corporation, section 47.051, Florida . . . Under section 47.051, actions against Florida corporations “shall be brought only in the county where . . .
. . . for A-Ryan argued that the action had to be brought in Orange or Seminole Counties based on section 47.051 . . . In Florida, venue against a corporate defendant is generally controlled by section 47.051, Florida Statutes . . . This statute limits the rights afforded to corporate defendants by section 47.051, in that it subjects . . .
. . . Similarly, under section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2004), actions against Florida corporations “shall . . .
. . . No exception, to the general venue rule provided by section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2004), applies . . .
. . . While the trial court below was correct in concluding that under section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2002 . . .
. . . AlliedSignal filed a motion to transfer venue to Hillsborough County pursuant to section 47.051, Florida . . . representative, where the cause of action accrued, or where the property in litigation is located.” § 47.051 . . . contended that AlliedSig-nal had agents or other representatives in Polk County and, pursuant to section 47.051 . . .
. . . Venue here is controlled by § 47.051, Florida Statutes (2002), which, in pertinent part provides: “Actions . . .
. . . Of the several venue selections authorized by either section 47.011 or section 47.051, Fla. . . .
. . . , since the named party-defendant in this lawsuit was a domestic corporation (Royal Sleep), section 47.051 . . . considered since the statute specifically defines the scope of venue for actions against corporations: 47.051 . . . See §§ 47.011, 47.051, Fla. Stat (2001). . . .
. . . See Section 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2000); Contractor’s Mgmt. Sys. of NH, Inc. v. . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2000), addresses actions against domestic corporations and provides . . . County and that payment was not made were sufficient to support venue in Sarasota County under section 47.051 . . .
. . . Disney Cruises can only be sued in a county where one of the following provisions listed under section 47.051 . . .
. . . case be transferred to a different forum, because it claims a lack of jurisdiction pursuant tó Section 47.051 . . . In pertinent part, it argues that Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2001), mandates an action involving . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (2000), provides, “Actions against foreign corporations doing business . . . This factual allegation is irrelevant to a venue determination pursuant to section 47.051. . . .
. . . the Defendant has agents or other representatives in Miami-Dade County within the meaning of Section 47.051 . . . Accordingly, venue is proper in Miami-Dade County according to Section 47.051, Florida Statutes. . . .
. . . Vitale’s choice of venue is limited by section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1999), which provides: 47.051 . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (2000); Ashemimry v. Ba Nafa, 778 So.2d 495, 497 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). . . .
. . . ) the primary defendant, Humana, resides in Orange County; thus venue is proper under §§ 47.011 and 47.051 . . . residence is defined as the “county where such corporation has an agent or other representative.” § 47.051 . . .
. . . amendment, which sought to establish that the cause of actions accrued in Duval County, see section 47.051 . . .
. . . The applicable venue statutes are sections 47.011 and 47.051: 47.011. . . . This section shall not apply to actions against nonresidents. 47.051. . . .
. . . involved in this litigation;” and that Broward County is the only proper venue pursuant to section 47.051 . . . of its customary business” in Duval County for the purpose of establishing venue pursuant to section 47.051 . . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1997), provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Actions against domestic . . .
. . . . §§ 47.011, 47.051 (1999). . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1997), allows plaintiffs to bring actions against foreign corporations . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . determine whether a tort action accrued in Pinellas County for purposes of venue under sections 47.011 or 47.051 . . . considering whether a corporation transacts business in a particular county for venue purposes under section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that actions against domestic corporations shall be . . .
. . . . § 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1997) NCCL argued that the cause of action accrued in Alaska, that there was no . . . Further, this Court has subsequently held that for purposes of section 47.051, independent travel agents . . . because Dade County is not one of the statutory venue choices available to Sabio pursuant to section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that actions against foreign corporations doing business . . . the hotel suffices to establish the existence of a representative for venue purposes under Section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051 provides: Actions against corporations. — Actions against domestic corporations shall . . .
. . . for change of venue on the grounds that there was no basis for venue in Duval County under section 47.051 . . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . civil action accrued for venue purposes in Orange County where that action was filed, see §§ 47.011, 47.051 . . . This section shall not apply to actions against nonresidents, [emphasis supplied]. 47.051 Actions against . . .
. . . dismiss the amended complaint alleging, inter alia, improper venue pursuant to sections 47.011 and 47.051 . . .
. . . travel agent “an agent or other representative” of Capital pursuant to the venue provisions of section 47.051 . . . where the reservation is booked do not become an agent of the facility for the purposes of section 47.051 . . .
. . . This section shall not apply to actions against nonresidents, [e.s.] 47.051 Actions against corporations . . .
. . . further concluding) Gail Diaz and Peter Diaz properly brought suit in Monroe County pursuant to section 47.051 . . . We conclude, however, that, for the purposes of section 47.051, independent travel agents who make reservations . . .
. . . Young selected venue in Duval County pursuant to section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1995). . . . The parties agree, however, that venue would be proper under section 47.051 in either Duval County or . . . Section 47.051 provides: Actions against domestic corporations shall be brought only in the county where . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (1995). The motion was denied and this appeal followed. . . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1995), provides: 47.051 Actions against corporations.— Actions against . . . Insofar as corporate residence is concerned, section 47.051 distinguishes between Florida and foreign . . . foreign corporation doing business in Florida resides where it has an agent or other representative. § 47.051 . . . The problem, however, is that under section 47.051, a Florida corporation resides where it has an office . . .
. . . . § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (1993). . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1995) provides, in pertinent part, that actions against domestic corporations . . .
. . . See § 47.051, Fla. Stat. (1995); Walt Disney World Co. v. . . .
. . . See §§ 47.011, 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1993). . . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1998), provides in part: Actions against domestic corporations shall . . . Although section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1993), recognizes that venue would also be proper in the county . . .
. . . However, section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1993), narrows the plaintiffs venue choice when it provides . . . Section 47.051 further provides that actions against domestic corporations shall be brought only in the . . . Considering the mandatory requirements of section 47.051, case law determines that where there are multiple . . . Only Broward County meets the mandatory requirements of section 47.051, because Waleen’s only place of . . . affirmatively appears from the record that the judge incorrectly refused to transfer venue pursuant to section 47.051 . . .
. . . . §§ 47.011, 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .
. . . Venue for actions against corporations is governed by section 47.051, Florida Statutes. . . . ERVIN and BARFIELD, JJ., concur. . § 47.051, Florida Statutes, states in part: Actions against domestic . . .
. . . “which provides for venue in arbitration actions, displaces the general venue provisions of section 47.051 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1993) governs venue in actions against domestic corporations. . . . Applying section 47.051, Chicago Title, plaintiff below, appropriately brought the action in Dade County . . .
. . . Second, we examine the application of section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1991), to determine whether appellee . . .
. . . contract and, therefore, the county in which Joyner’s cause of action accrued for purposes of section 47.051 . . .
. . . Flagler Hospital, Inc., 316 So.2d 642, 644 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975)); see § 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .
. . . The defendants filed a motion to abate venue which merely recited Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1991 . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1989), relating to actions against corporations, provides: “Actions . . .
. . . Precision further asserted that Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1991), the venue statute applicable . . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1991), provides: Actions against foreign corporations doing business . . . In light of section 47.051, we have established that Precision is not authorized to do business in Hillsborough . . .
. . . Imperial Lumber Co., 238 So.2d 487 (Fla.2d DCA 1970); § 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1991) provides: Actions against domestic corporations shall be brought . . .
. . . Cournoyer, 505 So.2d 629 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); § 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Fla. Stat. (1989). . . .
. . . FP & L moved to transfer the case to Charlotte County for improper venue pursuant to section 47.051, . . . in Florida, did not have an “agent or other representative” in Florida within the meaning of section 47.051 . . . the foreign corporation may be sued in the county where it has an agent or other representative. § 47.051 . . .
. . . (Cook) challenges a non-final order transferring venue pursuant to section 47.051, Florida Statutes ( . . . Under section 47.051, FMC is a foreign corporation doing business in Florida, which has an “agent or . . . FMC did not meet this burden and that the trial court’s ruling was limited to the scope of section 47.051 . . .
. . . Defendant moved under Section 47.051, Florida statutes (1989), to dismiss on this ground or, alternatively . . . Venue in this case was properly laid, initially, in Dade County under Section 47.051 because the defendant . . .
. . . The pertinent venue statute, Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1989) (emphasis added), provides that: . . . Clearly Section 47.051, which permits venue in a county where a foreign corporation has “an agent or . . .
. . . .-021, 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1987), states: Actions against foreign corporations doing business . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1987) states: Actions against domestic corporations shall be brought . . .
. . . Venue in actions against domestic corporations is governed by section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1987) . . .
. . . Section 47.051 of the Florida Statutes provides: “Actions against domestic corporations shall be brought . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1987) provides that an action against a foreign corporation may be . . . It is therefore clear that venue was properly laid in Dade County under the portion of section 47.051 . . .
. . . Allied General Contractors, Inc., 365 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978); Section 47.051 Florida Statutes . . .
. . . the course of conduct between the parties in this case overcame the general presumption of section 47.051 . . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1985), which sets forth the venue provisions for actions against corporations . . .
. . . transaction of its customary business and could, therefore, have been sued in Polk County under Section 47.051 . . .
. . . The applicable venue statute is section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1987), which provides that actions . . .
. . . Section 47.051, Florida Statutes (1985) provides that actions against domestic corporations shall be . . .
. . . .” § 47.051, Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .