Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n, Inc. v. Whistler's Park, Inc. , 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1810 ( 2014 )

Supreme Court of Florida
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No. SC12-1661
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FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASS’N, INC.,
Petitioner,
vs.
WHISTLER’S PARK, INC.,
Respondent.
[June 5, 2014]
PER CURIAM.
We initially accepted jurisdiction of the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s
decision in Whistler’s Park, Inc. v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass’n, 90 So. 3d
841 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts
with decisions of other district courts of appeal and of this Court: Southern Home
Insurance Co. v. Putnal, 49 So. 922 (Fla. 1909); Gonzalez v. State Farm Florida
Insurance Co., 65 So. 3d 608 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011); Edwards v. State Farm Florida
Insurance Co., 64 So. 3d 730 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011); Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v.
Drummond, 970 So. 2d 456 (Fla. 2007); Goldman v. State Farm Fire General
Insurance Co., 660 So. 2d 300 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); and Stringer v. Fireman’s
Fund Insurance Co., 622 So. 2d 145 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). See art. V, § 3(b)(3),
Fla. Const.
Upon further consideration, we have determined that we should exercise our
discretion and discharge jurisdiction. Accordingly, we hereby discharge
jurisdiction and dismiss review.
It is so ordered.
POLSTON, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, LABARGA, and PERRY,
JJ., concur.
CANADY, J., dissents.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND
IF FILED, DETERMINED.
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal – Direct
Conflict of Decisions
Fifth District - Case No. 5D10-2410
(Orange County)
Hinda Klein of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow, &
Schefer, P.A., Hollywood,
for Petitioner
Scott J. Dornstein and Keith J. Lambdin of Katzman Farfinkel & Berger, Maitland,
Florida,
for Respondent
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