Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Jacobs
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
BASKIN, Judge.
Travelers Indemnity Company appeals an equitable distribution order under which it was awarded only a 15% recovery and not the statutory maximum recovery of 50% for payment it advanced as workmen’s compensation benefits. Travelers contends that Robert Jacobs failed to demonstrate that he did not recover the full value of “damages sustained because of the limits of insurance coverage and collectibility”, and it asserts *1263its eligibility for the maximum recovery provided by section 440.39(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1975). Travelers also claims that certain findings entered by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State, Dept. of Transp. v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- DISTRICT SCH. BD. OF LAKE CTY. v. TalmadgeSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Maryland Cas. Co. v. WhitleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Safeco Ins. Co. v. SarkisianDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
3Cited by2 opinions
- Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Pantry Pride v. HayesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985