Lavado v. General Electric Capital Auto Financial Services, Inc.

Under the majority opinion’s new math, $300,000 is less than $100,000. I agree with neither the mathematics nor the statutory interpretation.

The Legislature passed a statute which was designed to inform motorists what level of insurance coverage must be purchased in order for the owner/lessor of a motor vehicle to come within the liability exemption created by section 324.021(9)(b), Florida Statutes (1995). The lessee must “obtain insurance ... which contains limits not less than $100, 000/$300,000 bodily injury liability and $50,-000 property damage liability_” Id. (emphasis added).

The…