Legal Opinion
Axis Surplus Insurance Co. v. Caribbean Beach Club Ass'n
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 27, 2014No. 2D13-1057PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LaROSE, Judge.
Axis Surplus Insurance Company f/k/a Sheffield Insurance Corporation appeals the order granting final summary judgment to Caribbean Beach Club Association, Inc., on its claim for insurance proceeds. Caribbean claimed entitlement to those proceeds for the increased cost of construction of its time-share property. We affirm and write to explain how Axis waived a two-year limitation period on Caribbean’s claim.
Caribbean is a time-share condominium in Fort Myers Beach. A fire swept through the property in April 2003. Caribbean had insurance through Axis; fire was a covered peril.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Creveling v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- American Fire and Casualty Company v. ColluraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Johnson v. Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Unijax, Inc. v. Factory Insurance AssociationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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