TERANO FINANCIAL, LLC
v.
FRANCIS C. BISCHOFF AND FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Fla. 5th DCA | 2020-05-29
No. 19-2856
Harris, J., Grosshans, J., Sasso, J., Alvaro, C.J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2020)

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Holding

An appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review a nonfinal order denying a motion to quash service of process when the trial court has not made a determination regarding personal jurisdiction.


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[1] An order denying a motion to quash service of process is nonfinal and not appealable when the trial court has not made a determination regarding personal jurisdiction ove…

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Facts & Procedural History

Terano Financial, LLC appealed a trial court order denying its motion to quash service of process in a case involving Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Th…

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Opinion of the Court
Harris

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

TERANO FINANCIAL, LLC,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D19-2856

FRANCIS C. BISCHOFF AND

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Appellees.

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Opinion filed May 29, 2020

Nonfinal Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Chad K. Alvaro, Judge.

Gregory Bryl, Sunny Isles Beach, and Jacob A. Brainard, and Candice J. Hart, of Hart Law and Title LLC, Coral Springs, for Appellant.

Robert R. Edwards, of Choice Legal Group, PA, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellee Freedom Mortgage Corporation. No Appearance for Other Appellee.

HARRIS, J.

Terano Financial, LLC (“Terano”) appeals the trial court’s order denying its motion to quash service of process in favor of Freedom Mortgage Corporation. Because the trial court never made a determination with respect to personal jurisdiction over Terano, this

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Court is without jurisdiction to review the nonfinal order denying Terano’s motion to quash constructive service. See Archer v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, 220 So. 3d 477, 478–79 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).

DISMISSED.

GROSSHANS and SASSO, JJ., concur.


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