Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Smith

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 3, 2016No. 2D14-1402PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*854SALARIO, Judge.

State Farm ‘ Mutual Automobile Insurance Company appeals a- final judgment holding it liable to Adam Smith for $150,000 pursuant to the uninsured motorist provisions of an automobile insurance policy^ Resolution of the appeal hinges on two legal questions: (1) whether the policy by its terms extends uninsured motorist coverage to Smith and, if it does not, (2) whether that failure impermissibly limits the uninsured motorist coverage “State Farm was required to provide under section 627.727, 'Florida Statutes (2006), the uninsured motor vehicle insurance statute. We answer both…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Mullis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. Zurich Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2003
  4. State Farm Fire & Cas. v. CTC DEVELOPMENTSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  5. Kasischke v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. v. MARIELLE LYDEDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  2. PATTY DAVIS v. SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SHERIDAN RADIOLOGY SERVICES OF PINELLAS, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. Scottsdale Insurance Company v. KuntzDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2020

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