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Bennett v. Stonewall Insurance Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 9, 1977
348 So. 2d 680 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. 76-1869.

August 9, 1977.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Jack M. Turner, J.

Abramson, Scremin, Mendigutia Libman, Miami, and Sidney Z. Brodie, for appellant.

Fleming, O'Bryan Fleming and Ricardo J. Cata, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, C.J., and PEARSON and BARKDULL, JJ.


The plaintiff in a personal injury action appeals an order of equitable distribution entered pursuant to Section 627.736(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1975). The burden of appellant's argument is that the trial court was too liberal with the insurance company and thereby abused its discretion. Our review of the record indicates that the trial court earnestly endeavored to follow the directions of the Supreme Court of Florida as set out in Williams v. Gateway Insurance Company, 331 So.2d 301 (Fla. 1976). See also Stonewall Insurance Company v. Valbuena, 344 So.2d 603 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977). No misapplication of the law or abuse of discretion appearing on this record, the order appealed is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bennett v. Stonewall Insurance Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 9, 1977
348 So. 2d 680 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

Bennett v. Stonewall Insurance Co.

Case Details

Full title:MARVIN JAMES BENNETT, APPELLANT, v. STONEWALL INSURANCE COMPANY, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 9, 1977

Citations

348 So. 2d 680 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)