Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Yenke

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 19, 2001No. 5D00-2993PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.

State Farm appeals the final summary judgment entered in favor of Pasha Yenke on her claim for payment of underinsured motorist insurance benefits. We affirm.

After Yenke was involved in an automobile accident with Stephen Milam, she filed a negligence suit against him seeking dam*431ages. He answered and affirmatively asserted that a “phantom vehicle” caused the accident which resulted in Yenke’s injuries. Yenke thereafter filed a motion to amend her complaint, and attached a proposed complaint which asserted a claim for un-derinsured motorist benefits against State Farm, her insurance carrier.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. ICC CHEMICAL CORPORATION v. FreemanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Mizell v. DealDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Lobato-Bleidt v. LobatoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Bryant v. Allstate Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bishop v. BishopDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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