State Supreme Court / Fla.

Deni Associates of Florida, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Decided January 29, 1998. Stephen H. Grimes wrote the opinion for the court.

711 So. 2d 1135 · Cited 161 times

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Max True Plastering Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 912 P.2d 861
West American Insurance Co. v. Tufco Flooring East, Inc · 409 S.E.2d 692
Protective National Insurance Co. of Omaha v. City of Woodhaven · 476 N.W.2d 374
Sterling Merchandise Co. v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 506 N.E.2d 1192
American States Insurance v. F.H.S., Inc. · 843 F. Supp. 187
West American Insurance v. Band & Desenberg · 925 F. Supp. 758
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. RPS Co. · 915 F. Supp. 882
Excelsior Ins. Co. v. Pomona Park Bar & Package Store · 369 So. 2d 938
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Pridgen · 498 So. 2d 1245
Dimmitt Chevrolet v. Southeastern Fidelity · 636 So. 2d 700
Ace Electric Supply Co. v. Terra Nova Electric, Inc. · 288 So. 2d 544
Allen v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co. · 839 P.2d 798
Jefferson Ins. Co. v. Sea World of Florida, Inc. · 586 So. 2d 95
State Farm Fire & Cas. v. Deni Assoc. · 678 So. 2d 397
Resure, Inc. v. Chemical Distributors, Inc. · 927 F. Supp. 190
South Cent. Bell v. Ka-Jon Food Stores · 644 So. 2d 357
Island Associates, Inc. v. Eric Group, Inc. · 894 F. Supp. 200
Hudson Ins. Co. v. Double D Management Co., Inc. · 768 F. Supp. 1542
Federal Insurance Company v. McNichols · 77 So. 2d 454

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