ELISEO MARTINEZ v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION ( 2021 )


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  •       Third District Court of Appeal
    State of Florida
    Opinion filed June 30, 2021.
    Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
    ________________
    No. 3D20-1041
    Lower Tribunal No. 18-5939
    ________________
    Eliseo Martinez,
    Appellant,
    vs.
    Citizens Property Insurance Corporation,
    Appellee.
    An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Mavel Ruiz,
    Judge.
    Marin, Eljaiek, Lopez, & Martinez, P.L., and Steven E. Gurian, for
    appellant.
    Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., Thomas A. Valdez and Vilma
    Martinez (Tampa), for appellee.
    Before EMAS, C.J., and FERNANDEZ and GORDO, JJ.
    PER CURIAM.
    Affirmed. Vazquez v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 
    304 So. 3d 1280
    ,
    1285 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (holding that the cost of matching continuous
    flooring is not “included as part of the actual cash value calculation” under
    section 627.7011, Florida Statutes, and the plain language of the insurance
    policy); see also Bifulco v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 
    693 So. 2d 707
    ,
    709 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997) (“Merely attaching documents which are not
    ‘sworn to or certified’ to a motion for summary judgment does not, without
    more, satisfy the procedural strictures inherent in Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510(e).”);
    Pangilinan v. Broward Cty., 
    914 So. 2d 1094
    , 1097 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (en
    banc) (“[A] trial court does not abuse its discretion in determining that a
    counter-affidavit presented for the first time on rehearing of a summary
    judgment is too late.” (internal quotations and citation omitted)).
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Document Info

Docket Number: 20-1041

Filed Date: 6/30/2021

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 6/30/2021