Opinion
Nos. 86-298, 86-388, 86-389 and 86-418.
July 1, 1986.
Appeals from a non-final order of the Circuit Court for Dade County; John L. Tanksley, Judge.
Kenny Nachwalter Seymour and Thomas D. Hall and Thomas H. Seymour, Miami, for appellant Raul Garcia Granados Quinones.
Michael F. Kelley, Miami, for appellant Carmen Rodriguez Cerna.
George Volsky, Miami, for appellant Estudios, Proyectos E Inversiones De Centro America.
L. Van Stillman, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants Jorge Garcia Granados and Rosa Carlotta Dubon Garcia Granados, his wife.
Richey Munroe and William L. Richey, Coral Gables, for appellees.
Before NESBITT, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Appellants bring these appeals from a non-final order denying their motion to dismiss based on lack of jurisdiction and improper venue. We affirm on authority of Houston v. Caldwell, 359 So.2d 858 (Fla. 1978) (where venue is established because one of the parties is a resident of Florida, the action may not be dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens); Manrique v. Fabbri, 474 So.2d 844 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (contractual language which reflected an agreement by the parties not to contest the jurisdiction of the Netherlands Antilles courts if suit was brought in that jurisdiction cannot be construed to oust Florida of subject matter jurisdiction); and Hu v. Crockett, 426 So.2d 1275, 1281 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983) (determination of venue question is generally left to sound discretion of trial judge and will not be disturbed unless there is a clear showing of abuse of that discretion).
Affirmed.