Allstate Insurance v. Cruz

Allstate Insurance Company petitions this Court for a Writ of Certiorari quashing the trial court’s Order denying Allstate’s Motion to Stay Execution on Partial Judgment and remanding with directions that the stay be entered without the necessity of Allstate posting a bond. We treat this petition as a review of a non-final order denying a stay of execution and affirm the trial court’s order.

Elsa Abreu was insured by Alstate under a homeowner’s policy. Following Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Alstate made payment to Ms. Abreu for damages caused by windstorm. Ms. Abreu thereafter sold her home to…