TECHNICOLOR GRAPHIC SERVICES, INC., AND FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANTS,
v.
ROBERT BRELAND, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1980-01-25
No. QQ-175
MILLS, C. J., and McCORD, J., concur., BOOTH, J., dissents.
379 So. 2d 178 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1980)

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Synopsis

The court reversed an award of attorney's fees to the insureds as an equitable distribution for making a set-off possible, while affirming the insurer's right to a set-off against uninsured motorist coverage.


Holding

The court held that the insureds were not entitled to attorney's fees as an equitable distribution for making the set-off possible, reversing that portion of the trial court's judgment.


Facts & Procedural History

The Robinsons recovered from a third-party tortfeasor and then sought uninsured motorist (UM) coverage from their insurer, Fireman's Fund. Fireman's F…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

[*179] PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Magic City Bottle and Supply Co. v. Robinson, 116 So. 2d 240 (Fla.1959).

MILLS, C. J., and McCORD, J., concur. BOOTH, J., dissents.

Dissent
BOOTH, Judge,

BOOTH, Judge,

dissenting.

I dissent from this court’s retention of jurisdiction in this case, which arose outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court. See Crews v. Town of Bay Harbor, 278 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).

On the merits, I would concur in the majority’s opinion.


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