Legal Opinion

Florida Gas Co. v. American Employers' Insurance

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 21, 1969No. 68-639PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Florida Gas Company appeals from a final declaratory judgment for the plaintiff below, The American Employers’ Insurance Company. It also assigns as error the entry of an order denying its motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for declaratory decree.

The final judgment held “that the giving of notice by Tropical Construction Co. three years after the accident upon which Florida Gas Company bases its suit in Case No. 64L 3254 is not notice as soon as practicable, as a matter of law;” and relieved the insurance company of all duties and liabilities under its policies of insurance with Tropical…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bergh v. Canadian Universal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  2. Burns v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  3. United States v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  4. Krouse v. PalmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  5. Singletary v. MannSupreme Court of Florida · 1946

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Faircloth v. Mr. Boston Distiller Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. BRITISH AVIATION INS. CO. v. MenutDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. State Trust Realty, LLC v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. AmericasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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