Legal Opinion

United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Smolensky ex rel. Smolensky

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 17, 1980No. Nos. 80-758, 80-1173PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Judge.

In Case No. 80-758, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) appeals from a declaratory judgment with respect to uninsured motorist coverage. In Case No. 80-1173, USAA appeals from an award of attorney’s fees to the appellees.

After consideration of the record and the briefs and hearing oral argument, we find no error in the trial court’s final judgment which determined that the Smo-lensky’s settlement with the tortfeasor did not prejudice USAA. We do find that the trial court committed error by awarding attorney’s fees to the appellees after a notice of appeal from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wilson Realty, Inc. v. DavidDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hudson v. HofmannDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Bernstein v. BerrinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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