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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-1603 _____________________________ JANET L. SCHMIDT, Appellant, v. JAMES S. TAYLOR, SUSAN TAYLOR, JAMES R. TAYLOR, ZACHARY JOSEPH TAYLOR and MARY J. SPEAR, as nominated personal representative of The Estate of John Joseph Schmidt, Appellees. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. W. Joel Boles, Judge. September 2, 2026 PER CURIAM. In the course of this long-running probate case, the decedent’s sister (Appellant) attempted to join James and Susan Taylor— residents of Wisconsin—as defendants. Appellant alleged that the Taylors unduly influenced the decedent in his decision to leave substantial assets to their children, also Wisconsin residents. All of these Taylors had been close friends with the decedent. The trial court found that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the elder Taylors, quashed service on them, and dismissed them from the pending adversary proceeding. The trial court concluded that they did not exercise any alleged undue influence over the decedent in Florida, committed no tortious act in Florida, and did not waive or otherwise consent to jurisdiction in Florida. We find no factual, legal, or procedural error in the trial court’s ruling. See, e.g., Kendrix v. Kulp, 403 So. 3d 481, 483–84 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025) (finding no basis for specific personal jurisdiction in Florida); Hannibal v. Navarro, 317 So. 3d 1179, 1182 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (refusing to reweigh evidence of alleged undue influence). AFFIRMED. BILBREY, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Brian Hoffman and Jack Henry Pouchert of Carver, Darden, Koretzsky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, Pensacola, for Appellant. David Edward Hightower of Hightower Law Firm, Pensacola, for Appellee Mary J. Spear. Philip Alan Bates and Carol Ann Ruebsamen of Philip A. Bates, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellees James S. Taylor, Susan Taylor, James R. Taylor, and Zachary Taylor. 2