LONNIE SMITH, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Blaha, 194 So. 3d 411 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
  …trial court’s refusal to grant Citizens’ motion for directed verdict. Cf. Sanchez v. Royal Palm Ins. Co., 166 So. 3d 212, 213 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) (reversing, in part a final judgment in favor of the insure er); Roker v. Tower Hill Preferred Ins. Co.; 164 So. 3d 690, 694 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) (same). B. The Necessity of a Contract for the Subsurface Repairs Second, Citizens contends that the trial court erred in entering a money judgment in favor of the Blahas for the full amount of the subsurface repairs withou…
• Sanchez v. Royal Palm Ins. Co., 166 So. 3d 212 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015)
  …whether Royal Palm was obligated to pay further benefits for above-ground (cosmetic) damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Royal Palm.1 The facts of this case are very similar to the facts of Roker v. Tower Hill Preferred Insurance Co., 164 So. 3d 690 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015). Indeed, we note that several of the same entities are involved in both cases. And because the arguments in this case are identical to the arguments made in Roker — a point which Royal Palm’s counsel conceded at oral argument — we…
• Omega Ins. Co. v. Wallace, 224 So. 3d 864 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
  …structural damage” in order to provide an opinion on the proper method of subsurface repair. To uphold the directed verdict below, this court would have to read additional language into the policy.5 [*868] Cf. Roker v. Tower Hill Preferred Ins. Co., 164 So. 3d 690, 693 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) (holding that a statute requiring the insurer to pay for repair “in accordance with the recommendations of the professional engineer” did not “require the insured to enter into a contract for the subsurface repairs recommende…