Legal Opinion
Dunn v. National Security Fire & Casualty Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 23, 1993No. 93-241PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. SHARP, Judge.
Dunn (the injured party) appeals from a final summary judgment which denied him any recovery for punitive damages, reimbursement for attorney’s fees he incurred in bringing the preceding tort suit (which is the basis for this third party suit), and recovery for mental or emotional suffering in his third-party bad faith suit against National Security Fire and Casualty Company, the tortfeasor’s liability carrier. The court did award Dunn attorney’s fees for bringing the bad faith lawsuit, pursuant to section 624.155(3). This case is complicated by its unique factual…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Baxter v. Royal Indemnity CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Campbell v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Roberts v. CarterSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
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