JIMMY JONES SCOTT, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Blizzard v. W.H. Roof Co., Inc., 573 So. 2d 334 (Fla. 1991)
  …EHRLICH, Senior Justice, concur. . We found the statute creating FIGA constitutional in O’Malley v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, 257 So. 2d 9 (Fla.1971). . Included in the district court’s opinion is a reference to Queen v. Clearwater Electric, Inc., 555 So. 2d 1262 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), wherein the second district upheld the time limitations of the statute, but also ruled that the statute would be inapplicable to claims above the policy limits. Whether such an excess claim can be filed [*335] beyond the time lim…
• Herendeen v. Mandelbaum, 232 So. 3d 487 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
  …on the death of the tortfeasor, taking money away from the estate’s beneficiaries would serve no, purpose to which punitive damages are addressed. Florida law does not allow indemnification against punitive damages. Queen v. Clearwater Elec., Inc., 555 So. 2d 1262, 1266 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989) (“Florida public policy prohibits liability insurance coverage for punitive damages assessed against a person because of his wrongful conduct.” (citing U.S. Concrete Pipe Co. v. Bould, 437 So. 2d 1061 (Fla. 1983))). But that…
• Blizzard v. W.H. Roof Co., Inc., 556 So. 2d 1237 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990)
  …ely shortens the time period during which an action may be brought, as opposed to a statute which operates as an absolute bar to bringing an action. Universal Engineering Corp. v. Perez, 451 So. 2d 463 (Fla.1984); Queen v. Clearwater Electric, Inc., 555 So. 2d 1262, 1266 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Jetton v. Jacksonville Electric Authority, 399 So. 2d 396, 398 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 411 So. 2d 383 (Fla.1981). See also Fernandez v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., 383 So. 2d 974, 976 (Fla. 3d DCA),…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Schwartz, 531 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988)
• Scott v. State, 531 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988)