Canal Insurance Co. v. Reed

KAHN, Judge.

This court previously consolidated these cases and determined that a third-party declaratory judgment issued by a trial court in an insurance coverage dispute was not a final order and could not be reviewed until a judgment had been entered in the underlying action. Canal Ins. Co. v. Reed, 653 So.2d 1085 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). The Florida Supreme Court recently reviewed that decision and held that such a third-party declaratory judgment should be treated as a final order for purposes of appeal. Canal Ins. Co. v. Reed, 666 So.2d 888 (Fla.1996). Accordingly, these cases are now before…