Legal Opinion
American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Dawson ex rel. Dawson
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 10, 1981No. 80-2153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOBSON, Judge.
Appellant American Fire and Casualty Company appeals on interlocutory, post-decretal order granting appellee’s motion for relief from final order pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b)(5) and setting aside an order of dismissal as to American Fire and Casualty Company dated November 5, 1975. We reverse.
The facts of this appeal are simple. Before our supreme court handed down its opinion in Williams v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 382 So.2d 1216 (Fla.1980), several decisions from the district courts of appeal had held that uninsured motorist benefits were…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claudiatte Pierce, as Surviving Widow of Teddy Joe Pierce, Deceased, for Herself and Letitia Pierce, Minor Child of Teddy Joe Pierce, Deceased v. Cook & Co., Inc., Stephen Ellenwood, a Minor Under the Age of 21 Years, Who Sues by Judson Ellenwood, as Next Friend v. Cook & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Williams v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1980
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. DawsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
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