Legal Opinion
Saris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 1, 2010No. 4D09-886PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGerber, J.
Alexander G. Saris (the “insured”) appeals the circuit court’s final judgment in favor of State Farm Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Florida Insurance Company (collectively, the “insurer”). The court found that the insured was not entitled to uninsured motorist coverage because the insured failed to comply with a policy provision requiring the insured to sue the owner or driver of the uninsured motor vehicle. We find that the policy provision is void against the public policy of the uninsured motorist statute, section 627.727(1), Florida Statutes (2007). Therefore, we reverse.
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