Legal Opinion
Dadeland Depot, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 13, 2004No. 03-13540PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant, Dadeland Station Associates (“Dadeland”) appeals the dismissal of their claim against defendants-appellees, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. and American Home Assurance Co. (collectively, “Sureties”) for bad faith in refusing to settle claims involving the performance bond they issued on the contractor of one of Dadeland’s business developments. The district court dismissed Dadeland’s claim for two primary reasons: (1) Dade-land did not satisfy the conditions precedent for bringing a bad-faith claim and (2) Dadeland was barred from bringing this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Talat Enterprises, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1996
- Brookins v. GoodsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. ZebrowskiSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- DADELAND DEPOT. v. St. Paul Fire and MarineSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Dadeland Depot, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Hanna v. WCI Communities, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
- Dadeland Depot v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Dadeland Depot, Inc., Dadeland Station Associates, Ltd. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007