Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. v. Higgins
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 7, 2011No. Nos. 1D10-2139, 1D10-2114PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
These appeals arise from two virtually identical non-final orders from the trial court granting the appellees’ motions for class certification. As the appeals raise the same issue regarding the propriety of class certification, they have been consolidated for disposition in this opinion.
The appellants are Florida licensed title insurance underwriters. The appellees are homeowners who sued the appellants on their own behalf and on behalf of a putative class of homeowners, alleging that they were not provided a discount title insurance rate, known as the “reissue rate,” for which they may have…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rollins, Inc. v. ButlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Seven Hills, Inc. v. BentleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. HigginsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Ouellette v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Earnest v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. v. GrossoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Fidelity National Title Insurance Company v. Carmen J. Grosso, James M. Chereskin and Barbara A. ChereskinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014