Derf Cattle Co. v. Colpac International, Inc.

Full title: DERF CATTLE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, D/B/A CALIFORNIA PROVISION…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 5, 1985

463 So. 2d 430 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-1452.

February 5, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Fredricka G. Smith, J.

David C. Arnold, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Michael A. Nuzzo, Miami, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Applying the principle that the fact that one is acting as a corporate representative does not insulate him from individual liability for his tortious acts, we reverse the judgment below which dismissed the complaint for conversion and fraud and mispresentation as against the defendant-appellee Swartz. Naranja Lakes Condominium No. One, Inc. v. Rizzo, 422 So.2d 1080 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Orlovsky v. Solid Surf, Inc., 405 So.2d 1363 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981); Adams v. Brickell Townhouse, Inc., 388 So.2d 1279 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980); Ramel v. Chasebrook Construction Co., 135 So.2d 876 (Fla. 2d DCA 1961).