Lopez v. Fidelity and Cas. Co. of New York, 81-737
Decision Date | 23 March 1982 |
Docket Number | No. 81-737,81-737 |
Citation | 412 So.2d 394 |
Parties | Iberia LOPEZ, Appellant, v. FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Appellee. |
Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Fernando F. Freire, Miami, for appellant.
James F. Dougherty, II, Miami, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.
1 If the arbitrators awarded the plaintiff less than $3,600, the settlement would have been set off, and Fidelity would have owed her nothing. Dewberry v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 363 So.2d 1077 (Fla.1978); Volkswagen Ins. Co. v. Taylor, 201 So.2d 624 (Fla. 1st DCA 1967).
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