Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
1DissentPolston, C.J.
Because Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., 99 So.3d 502 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011), does not expressly and directly conflict with Goff v. State Farm Florida In*444surance Co., 999 So.2d 684 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008), I would discharge this case for lack of jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
The express and direct conflict our constitution requires does not exist here. Here, the alleged conflict case, Goff, involves different facts and answers a different legal question than the decision on review. In Goff, the Second District examined an insurance policy that required the insurer to pay…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Goff v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011