Legal Opinion
Amador v. Latin American Property & Casualty Insurance Company
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 10, 1989No. 89-285PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
552 So.2d 1132 (1989)
Raul AMADOR, Appellant,
v.
LATIN AMERICAN PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.
No. 89-285.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
October 10, 1989.
Rehearing Denied December 14, 1989.
Alan J. Hodin, Miami, and Kenneth D. Fink, for appellant.
Canning & Murray and C. Robert Murray, Miami, for appellee.
Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.
2Per curiam
"When the insurance company has agreed to settle a disputed [automobile accident] case, it has, in effect, declined to defend its position in the pending suit. Thus, the payment of the claim is, indeed, the functional…
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