Legal Opinion

Garcia v. National Union Fire Insurance

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 14, 1967No. 66-99PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SWANN, Judge.

National Union Fire Insurance Company brought this action for declaratory relief seeking to escape paying its own insured (Garcia) for injuries suffered in an automobile accident with a third party tort-*13feasor, even though García carried uninsured motorist coverage, and it appears that he will have no chance of recovery from the third party tortfeasor. Summary final decree was granted for the insurer and the insured now appeals. We reverse.

The facts do not appear to he in dispute. Garcia, the insured, and his infant son, suffered injuries when a tortfeasor’s car collided with the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nau v. Vulcan Rail & Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
  2. East St. Louis Electric Street Railroad v. CauleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hale v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967

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