General American Insurance v. Yambo

This action recurs following our decision in Yambo v. General American Insurance Co., 400 So.2d 770 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). The trial court, after a non-jury trial, entered its judgment finding General American liable to Yambo for his liability to Parkway General Hospital upon a finding, inter alia, that the industrial claims judge had “denied” Yambo’s workers’ compensation claim. For the reasons which follow we reverse.

As an employee of Southern Wine and Spirits, Inc., Yambo was included in Southern Wine’s group health care insurance policy issued by General American. Along with the master…