Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Murphy

SLEET, Judge.

The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s order granting Chad and Lorraine Murphy’s motion for partial summary judgment as to liability and damages associated with subsurface repair costs in the Murphys’ action against FIGA stemming from a sinkhole claim. For the reasons discussed below, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari and quash the trial court’s partial summary judgment.

On February 28, 2010, the Murphys filed a claim for sinkhole damage with Homewise Preferred Insurance Company for insurance policy benefits under…