Legal Opinion
GEICO Indemnity Co. v. Gables Insurance Recovery, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 10, 2014No. 3D13-2264PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
Petitioner, GEICO Indemnity Company (“GEICO”), seeks a Writ of Certiorari to quash the decision of the Circuit Court Appellate Division affirming a final judgment in-favor of Gables Insurance Recovery, Inc. (“Gables Insurance”). Because we find that the Circuit Court Appellate Division departed from the essential requirements of law resulting in a miscarriage of justice, we grant GEICO’s petition for writ of certiorari and quash the order below.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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