Legal Opinion
Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Smith
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 15, 1977No. 76-450PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
345 So.2d 784 (1977)
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
Walter I. SMITH, Appellee.
No. 76-450.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 15, 1977.
Edna L. Caruso, of Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney & Searcy, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Barbara K. Evans, of Smalbein, Eubank, Johnson, Rosier & Bussey, Cocoa, for appellee.
ALDERMAN, Judge.
This is an appeal by Aetna, the defendant below, from a money judgment entered against it in favor of Walter I. Smith, based upon a disability insurance policy. The appeal involves the award of punitive damages and attorney's fee, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mobley v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Butchikas v. Travelers Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. GibbsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- MacDonald v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Mutual Life Insurance v. KnightSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Edward Fritz v. Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Orma G. Moore v. United Services Automobile AssocationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Carlton D. Klein v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Kaklamanos v. Allstate Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Peachtree Cas. Ins. Co. v. WaldenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
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