CHARLES J. REMPE, APPELLANT,
v.
FINANCIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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The court held that the trial court did not err in directing a verdict for the insurer because the insured failed to present evidence of bad faith.
An insured's car moved while unattended, causing injury. The injured party obtained a judgment against the insured, which the insurer partially satisf…
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Charles J. Rempe, as assignee of Louis L. Robbins, appeals a judgment for Financial Indemnity Company.
Louis L. Robbins left an automobile unattended with the motor running. Charles J. Rempe was injured in an attempt to prevent an accident when the car moved out into an intersection. The case came on for trial which resulted in a jury verdict of $13,250 for Rempe. Robbins carried public liability insurance with Financial Indemnity which paid the judgment to the extent of the limit of its liability, $10,000.
Robbins then sued Financial in the Court of Record for Broward County for the remainder due on the judgment. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, Financial Indemnity, on the grounds that Robbins had failed to produce evidence of bad faith on the part of Financial Indemnity. See Auto Mutual Indemnity Co. v. Shaw, 1938, 134 Fla. 815, 184 So. 852; American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Davis, Fla.App.1962, 146 So.2d 615.
The court has carefully considered the record on appeal, the briefs and argument of counsel for the parties. From such consideration we find no reversible error.
Affirmed.
ANDREWS, Acting C. J., CROSS, J., and McLANE, RALPH M., Associate Judge, concur.
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- Auto Mut. Indem. Co. v. Shaw, 134 Fla. 815 (Fla. 1938)
- Am. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Davis, 146 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 1st DCA 1962)