Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Trawick

Full title: FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, INC., APPELLANT, v. STEPHEN C…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jul 25, 1986

491 So. 2d 621 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. BI-58.

July 25, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County; John F. Parnham, Judge.

Rowlett W. Bryant of Bryant, Higby Williams, Panama City, for appellant.

H. Edward Moore, Jr. of Moore, Hill Westmoreland, Pensacola, for appellees.

BARFIELD, Judge.

We reject appellant's argument that common paternity denotes a single covered claim under section 631.54(4), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1982).

Appellees' motion for attorneys' fees pursuant to section 631.70, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1982), is granted. The case is remanded to the trial court to assess a reasonable amount.

AFFIRMED.

SMITH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.