Legal Opinion
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Johnson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 30, 2013No. 1D12-0891PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.
Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company seeks reversal of a final judgment entered in favor of Jamón A. and Chaka Johnson who prevailed in a breach of contract suit after Universal denied their insurance claim following the discovery of a false statement on the application for insurance. Because, under the policy language at issue here, the policy is deemed void if an insured made false statements, without regard to intent, we reverse.
On March 13, 2008, an accidental fire destroyed the Johnsons’ home. They were insured by Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company (Universal)…
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