ANTONIO WRIGHT, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Am. Boxing & Athletic Ass'n, Inc. v. Young, 911 So. 2d 862 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)
  …nly to actions brought against Mrs. Young, for which purpose she was subjecting herself to jurisdiction in American and Adoreable’s home forum, a place where she otherwise could not be haled into court. See Dataline Corp. v. L.D. Mullins Lumber Co., 588 So. 2d 1078, 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). Again, the provision is ambiguous and is subject to two interpretations. Accordingly, we construe it against the drafters and hold that it is permissive when applied to a suit initiated by Mrs. Young or her successor in in…
• Sauder v. Rayman, 800 So. 2d 355 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
  …risdiction”) and one is mandatory (“all actions ... shall be litigated in such courts”). While petitioners claim it is mandatory, respondents contend it is permissive. In this regard, the case is similar to Dataline Corp. v. L.D. Mullins Lumber Co., 588 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991), where this court faced a forum selection clause subject to two reasonable interpretations. The trial court had denied a motion to dismiss for improper venue. Noting that, on appeal, the appellant had the burden to show that the…
• Weisser v. PNC Bank, N.A., 967 So. 2d 327 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007)
  …ew is de novo.”). We begin our analysis with recognition that in Florida, contracting' parties are permitted to agree that any litigation stemming from their contract must be heard in a specific forum. See Dataline Corp. v. L.D. Mullins Lumber Co., 588 So. 2d 1078, 1079 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). There is, however, a distinction .between permissive and mandatory forum selection clauses. “Permissive [forum selection] clauses constitute nothing more than a consent to jurisdiction and venue in the named forum and do n…