Legal Opinion
Eagle Family Discount Stores, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 8, 1981No. 80-1151Published
1Opinion of the Court
NESBITT, Judge.
The present controversy had its genesis in 1976 when a warehouse, leased to Eagle Family Discount Stores (Eagle) by Dade County, was destroyed by fire. Dade County’s liability carrier, United States Liability Insurance Company (USLIC), sought to avoid its responsibility under its policy by a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida alleging that Dade County, as owner, had: (1) not properly maintained an automatic sprinkling system; and (2) knew or should have known of an allegedly improper method of storage in the warehouse…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boley v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
- HOLYOKE MUT. INS., ETC. v. Concrete EquipmentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Gould v. WeibelSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- City of Coral Gables v. PuiggrosDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Metro. Casualty Ins. Co., of New York v. WalkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
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