Legal Opinion · Dissent
Nicole v. Nicole-Sauri
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 4, 1995No. 93-1163Published
1DissentWarner, Judge
The majority’s opinion is premised on its conclusion that Florida follows the doctrine of lex loci contractus in all contract conflicts of law questions. It cites Sturiano v. Brooks, 523 So.2d 1126 (Fla.1988) for that proposition. However, Sturiano involved an automobile insurance policy and the question certified to the court was:
DOES THE LEX LOCI CONTRACUS RULE GOVERN THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES IN DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE LAW ON AN ISSUE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE, PRECLUDING CONSIDERATION BY THE FLORIDA COURTS OF OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS, SUCH AS THE SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sturiano v. BrooksSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Clara Shapiro, Individually and in Her Capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Irving Shapiro, Deceased v. Associated International Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, the California Club, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff/counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Associated International Insurance Company, a California Corporation, Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Gillen v. United Services Automobile AssociationSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Gordon v. RussellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990