Legal Opinion
Auto-Owners Insurance v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 21, 2000No. 2D98-832Published
1Per curiam
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. challenges a summary judgment granted to St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. in Auto-Owners’ action seeking a declaratory judgment regarding coverage under an insurance policy issued by St. Paul. We affirm.
This dispute arose following an accident involving an automobile and a forklift. The forklift was owned by Acme Acquisition Corp., Inc., which was in the business of renting heavy equipment. It had rented this forklift to Southern Grassing & Sod, Inc., whose employee was driving it on the road at the time of the accident. Auto-Owners insured Southern Grassing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Doty v. Safeco Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- CRANE RENTAL OF ORLANDO v. HausmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Montanez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Nourigat v. Preferred Risk Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1982