Berkshire Life Ins. Co. v. Adelberg
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
698 So.2d 828 (1997)
BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
Bruce ADELBERG, Appellee.
No. 89128.
Supreme Court of Florida.
August 28, 1997.
Jay S. Blumenkopf and Kenneth Strick of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, Boca Raton, for Appellant.
Andrew E. Grigsby of Hinshaw & Culbertson, Miami, for Appellee.
WELLS, Justice.
We have for review the following certified question from a federal circuit court[1] that is determinative of a cause pending before that court and for which there appears to be no controlling precedent:
WHEN THE TERM "OCCUPATION" IS LEFT UNDEFINED IN AN OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CAS. v. SwindalSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Poole v. the Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Gulf Life Insurance Company v. NashSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Firemans Fund Ins. Co. of San Francisco v. BoydSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Hartnett v. Southern Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1965
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