Legal Opinion
Lantana Insurance, Ltd. v. Thornton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 17, 2013No. 3D13-583PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
Lantana Insurance, LTD, seeks certio-rari review of an interlocutory order denying its motion to dismiss a third-party complaint for declaratory judgment. Because the conditions mandated by section 627.4136 of the Florida Statutes have not been met, we grant the writ and quash the order denying dismissal.
Lantana is one of two insurance companies providing homeowners’ insurance to Jean Thornton who allegedly, while walking a friend’s dog, “clothes-lined” Markha-mat Abdujalalova with the dog’s leash as Abdujalalova rode by on a motor scooter. Abdujalalova and her husband, Robert…
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