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DeCespedes v. Prudence Mutual Casualty Company of Chicago, Illinois

DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, Ill., 202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967)
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Court
Supreme Court of Florida · State Highest Courts
Decided
September 20, 1967
Docket
No. 36203
Judges
Per Curiam
Citations
202 So. 2d 561
Cited by 8

Opinion — Per Curiam

202 So.2d 561 (1967)

Praxedes DeCESPEDES and Gladys DeCespedes, and Frieda Castillo, Petitioners,

v.

PRUDENCE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Respondents.

No. 36203.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 20, 1967.

Richard H. Reynolds and Horton & Schwartz, Miami, for petitioners.

Hawkesworth & Kay, Miami, for respondents.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the District Court of Appeal, Third District, in this cause has been certified to this court as one passing upon a question of great public interest. The decision certified to us is reported at 193 So.2d 224 .

After hearing oral argument of the parties and fully considering the record and briefs, we have determined that the opinion of the district court correctly decides the question involved therein. Therefore the decision contained in the subject opinion is approved.

It is so ordered.

CALDWELL, C.J., and THOMAS, ROBERTS, THORNAL and O'CONNELL, JJ., concur.

DREW, J., dissents with opinion.

ERVIN, J., dissents and agrees with DREW, J.

DREW, Justice (dissenting):

I agree with the views expressed in the able dissenting opinion of Andrews, J., in Shelby Mutual Ins. Co. v. Birch, Fla. App., 196 So.2d 482 .

ERVIN, J., concurs.

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Cited by 8 cases

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1967: 21968: 11969: 11975: 11977: 11979: 11981: 119672026peak 1967 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Travelers Indemnity Company v. Rader166 S.E.2d 157 (W. Va. 1969)
  2. Allstate Insurance v. Reitler628 P.2d 667 (Mont. 1981)
  3. Smith v. Travelers Insurance362 N.E.2d 264 (Ohio 1977)
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Gordon319 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)
  5. Rodriguez v. Travelers Ins. Co.367 So. 2d 687 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)
  6. Birch v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. of Shelby202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967)

Most recent

  1. Allstate Insurance v. Reitler628 P.2d 667 (Mont. 1981)
  2. Rodriguez v. Travelers Ins. Co.367 So. 2d 687 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)
  3. Smith v. Travelers Insurance362 N.E.2d 264 (Ohio 1977)
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Gordon319 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)
  5. Travelers Indemnity Company v. Rader166 S.E.2d 157 (W. Va. 1969)
  6. Maryland Casualty Co. v. Plant208 So. 2d 280 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

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Authorities cited 3

DepthCaseCited by
DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, 193 So. 2d 224 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966) 55
Shelby Mut. Ins. Co. v. Birch, 196 So. 2d 482 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967) 6
Birch v. Shelby Mut. Ins. Co. of Shelby, 202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967) 2

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