Legal Opinion
Geico General Insurance Company v. Kelly Paton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 17, 2014No. 4D12-4606PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
We affirm the final judgment in this first-party bad faith action brought by an insured against her underinsured motorist carrier and write to address one issue: whether, in the bad faith trial, the plaintiff was required to once again prove her damages, instead of relying on the jury’s damage determination in the first trial, which also established the liability of the tortfea-sor. We hold that the jury’s determination of damages in the first trial was binding on the insurance company in the bad faith trial.
On January 1, 2008, Kelly Patón, a passenger, was injured in a car accident due to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. LaforetSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. O'HEARNDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- N. Am. Van Lines v. FERGUSON TRANSP.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kelly Paton v. Geico General Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Bele v. 21st Century Centennial InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2015
- 21ST CENTURY CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. DWAYNE WALKERDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Jeffrey P. Arnold and Tina Arnold v. Security National Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Kelly Paton v. Geico General Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
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