THEODIS HARPER, PETITIONER,

v.

CARILLON HOTEL ET AL., RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Universal Atlas Cement Co., 406 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981)
  …insurance afforded by this policy shall be in excess of and shall not contribute with other insurance . . . (emphasis added). . See also Zinke-Smith, Inc. v. Florida Ins. Guaranty Ass’n, Inc., 304 So. 2d 507, 509 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974), cert. denied, 315 So. 2d 469 (Fla.1975) (state approved program of self-insurance under workmen’s compensation act does not convert self-insurer into an insurer as that term is defined in Section 624.03, Florida Statutes); Friedfield v. Royal Indemnity Co., 167 So. 2d 586 (Fla.…
• What AN Idea, Inc. v. Sitko, 505 So. 2d 497 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987)
  …ered claim” within the meaning of the statute. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Gustinger, 390 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980); Zinke-Smith, Inc. v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., 304 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974), cert. den., 315 So. 2d 469 (Fla.1975). We find the statutory language unambiguous, and the statutory cap of $300,000 is not applicable to “any covered claim arising out of a workers’ compensation policy.” § 631.57(1), F.S. Appellants also contend that the five percent (5%) s…
• Fla. Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Gustinger, 390 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980)
  …n plainly applies. The appellant’s challenge to the $4,800 award for the rule nisi services is similarly ill-founded. As the court held in Zinke-Smith, Inc. v. Florida Ins. Guaranty Ass’n, Inc., 304 So. 2d 507, 510 (Fla.4th DCA 1974), cert. denied, 315 So. 2d 469 (Fla.1975), fees for the prosecution of a “covered claim” against FIGA are ordinarily recoverable pursuant to the general “insurance-attorney’s fee” statute, Section 627.428, Florida Statutes (1979). FIGA invokes, however, Section 631.70, Florida St…