Legal Opinion
Manhattan Fire & Marine Insurance v. Sommers
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 14, 1969No. 1716PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, RICHARD, Associate Judge.
The Manhattan Fire and Marine Insurance Company appeals a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of James P. Sommers and Robert E. Mess-mer, doing business as Sommers & Mess-mer Construction Company, a partnership in the sum of $9,109.31 plus $3,300.00 attorneys fees.
At trial it appeared that the Sommers and Messmer partnership had contracted to erect an evaporative shade house for Fer-Mar Flowers, Inc. On 23 August 1964, while construction was in progress one of the partners, in an effort to obtain builders risk insurance, contacted one…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Taylor v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
- Phenix Insurance v. HilliardSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
- Great American Ins. Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
- Beach v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- Great American Ins. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Golden Door Jewelry Creations, Inc. v. Lloyds Underwriters Non-Marine Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MackayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972