Jon Douglas Parrish v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC21-172 ____________ JON DOUGLAS PARRISH, Petitioner, vs. STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent. February 9, 2023 COURIEL, J. May the president of a homeowner’s public adjusting firm, which is to be compensated on a contingency basis for its adjusting services, subsequently serve as a “disinterested” appraiser under the language of an insurance policy? No, said the Second District Court of Appeal, State Farm Florida Insurance Co. v. Parrish,

312 So. 3d 145

(Fla. 2d DCA 2021), acknowledging that its decision conflicted with the rule in the…