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Birch v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Florida
Sep 20, 1967
202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967)

Opinion

No. 36268.

September 20, 1967.

Writ of Certiorari to the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District.

Nichols, Gaither, Beckham, Colson, Spence Hicks and Podhurst Orseck, Miami, for petitioners.

Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole Selwood and Edward A. Perse, Miami, for respondent.


The decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District, in this cause has been certified to this court as one passing upon a question of great public interest. The decision certified to us is reported at 196 So.2d 482.

In the decision under review the trial court was reversed on authority of DeCespedes v. Prudence Mutual Casualty Company, Fla.App. 1966, 193 So.2d 224, a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Third District. Both cases decide the identical question.

The decision of the district court in DeCespedes has also been certified to us for review, and we have this day entered our decision approving it, Fla. 202 So.2d 561.

Accordingly, the decision of the district court in this cause is also approved.

It is so ordered.

CALDWELL, C.J., and THOMAS, ROBERTS, THORNAL and O'CONNELL, JJ., concur.

DREW, J., dissents with opinion.

ERVIN, J., dissents and agrees with DREW, J.


I agree with the dissenting opinion of Andrews, J., in District Court of Appeal.

ERVIN, J., concurs.


Summaries of

Birch v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Florida
Sep 20, 1967
202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967)
Case details for

Birch v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:BLANCHE BIRCH AND HER HUSBAND, COLBIA ALVIN BIRCH, PETITIONERS, v. THE…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Sep 20, 1967

Citations

202 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1967)

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