THE LUMBERMEN'S MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLANT,

v.

BILL JOSEPH SEATON, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Turner Hodges v. Nat'l Union Indem. Co., 249 So. 2d 679 (Fla. 1971)
  …ce Mutual Casualty Co., Fla.App. 1968, 207 So. 2d 312; Prudential Life Insurance Co. v. Boyce, Fla.App.1970, 234 So. 2d 704; and Martin v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Fla.App. 1970, 235 So. 2d 14. Lumbermen’s Mutual Ins. Co. v. Seaton, (Fla.App.) 207 So. 2d 733. The District Court states, and we agree from our inspection, that there is no definition in the policy of the term “automobile.” “Utility automobile,” however, is defined for inclusion in coverage as a “truck type not used for business or com [*68…
• Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota, 985 So. 2d 1036 (Fla. 2008)
  …received a copy of the subject insurance policy because his insurance agent kept it on file for him is irrelevant because delivery of an insurance policy to an agent constitutes delivery to the insured.” (citing Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Latham, 207 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 3d DCA 1968), which, in turn, relied upon Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. Lyons, 122 Fla. 346, 165 So. 351 (1936))). However, the actual holding of Lyons was much more narrow because it addressed “delivery” in the context of contract forma…
• Reliance Ins. Co. v. D'Amico, 528 So. 2d 533 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988)
  …received a copy of the subject insurance policy because his insurance agent kept it on file for him is irrelevant because delivery of an insurance policy to an agent constitutes delivery to the insured. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Latham, 207 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 3d DCA 1968). [*535] More important, D’Amico had a duty to learn and know the contents of the policy before he signed it. Since D’Amico has not alleged that he was prevented from reading or induced not to read the policy before he signed it, h…

Authorities Cited

• Butts v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. & Reserve Ins. Co., 207 So. 2d 73 (Fla. 3d DCA 1968)
• The Travelers Indem. Co. v. Powell, 206 So. 2d 244 (Fla. 1st DCA 1968)
• Am. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Blanton, 182 So. 2d 36 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966)