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Augustine v. Vanguard Ins. Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 30, 2001
793 So. 2d 998 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Summary

In Augustine v. Vanguard, the trial court recently granted summary judgment in favor of Vanguard, but the court has granted the plaintiffs, represented by the same counsel as the plaintiffs here, leave to amend.

Summary of this case from Heikes v. Republic Ins. Co.

Opinion

Case No. 3D00-1632.

Opinion filed May 30, 2001. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 26, 2001.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Celeste Hardee Muir, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 94-19026.

Lyons Farrar and Marsha L. Lyons (Tallahassee), for appellants.

Thornton, Davis Fein and Lisa Berlow-Lehner and Barry L. Davis, for appellee.

Before LEVY, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.


Finding no distinction between the class certification sought in this case and the certifications approved in Republic Ins. Co. v. Heikes, 741 So.2d 1179 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); and Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Power, 727 So.2d 1000 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999), we reverse the denial of class certification.


Summaries of

Augustine v. Vanguard Ins. Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 30, 2001
793 So. 2d 998 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

In Augustine v. Vanguard, the trial court recently granted summary judgment in favor of Vanguard, but the court has granted the plaintiffs, represented by the same counsel as the plaintiffs here, leave to amend.

Summary of this case from Heikes v. Republic Ins. Co.
Case details for

Augustine v. Vanguard Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:KAKKATTU AUGUSTINE, et al., Appellants, v. VANGUARD INSURANCE CO., Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 30, 2001

Citations

793 So. 2d 998 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

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Heikes v. Republic Ins. Co.

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