Legal Opinion

Companion Property & Casualty Group v. Built Tops Building Services, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 10, 2017No. 3D16-2044Published

1Opinion of the CourtFernandez, J.

Companion Property & Casualty Group appeals the trial court’s final order dis missing with prejudice Companion’s Amended Complaint due to the expiration of the statute of limitations in section 95.11(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2012). We reverse because the trial court erred in finding that Companion’s action was time-barred and thus erred in dismissing it.

On February 8, 2016, Companion filed its subrogation action with the trial court. In its initial complaint, Companion, as the insurer for the property allegedly damaged by the appellee/Built Tops Building Services, Inc., asserted its subrogation…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Grove Isle Ass'n v. Grove Isle Associates, LLLPDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Kelley v. School Bd. of Seminole CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. Bernard Schoninger Shopping Centers, Ltd. v. J.P.S. Elastomerics, Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Medical Data Systems, Inc. v. Coastal Insurance Group, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Pinnacle Port Community Association, Inc. v. Charles OrensteinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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