Legal Opinion
Underwriters at Lloyds v. City of Lauderdale Lakes
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 3, 1980No. 57815PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
382 So.2d 702 (1980)
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS and Frank A. Stuart, M.D., Petitioners,
v.
CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES, a Municipal Corporation, and Jay Clide Miller, Respondents.
No. 57815.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 3, 1980.
Ricardo J. Cata, of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioners.
Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, for respondents.
McDONALD, Justice.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal has certified the following question as being of great public interest:
DOES THE DECISION IN STUART V. HERTZ BAR A SEPARATE LAWSUIT BY THE INITIAL TORTFEASOR AGAINST A SUCCESSOR TORTFEASOR WHO…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Trueman Fertilizer Co. v. AllisonSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- American Home Assur. Co. v. City of Opa LockaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Ulery v. Asphalt Paving, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- Kumar Corp. v. Nopal Lines, Ltd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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