Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed March 1, 2023.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D22-0026
Lower Tribunal No. 18-25630
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Amy Knights,
Appellant,
vs.
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Gina
Beovides, Judge.
Font & Nelson, PLLC, and Jose P. Font, and James C. Thomas (Fort
Lauderdale), for appellant.
Roig Lawyers, and Abbi Freifeld Carr, and Jeffrey R. Geldens
(Deerfield Beach), for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, C.J., and LINDSEY, and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Appellant Amy Knights appeals a final judgment entered in favor of
Appellee Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Knight sued Citizens
under her homeowner’s insurance policy seeking recovery for damages
allegedly caused by a water heater leak. Citizens denied coverage on the
basis that the leak was determined to be caused by constant, repeated
leakage or seepage, a cause specifically excluded by the policy. A jury
returned a verdict in favor of Citizens. Knights argues on appeal that the
verdict was a product of error, either because the trial court erroneously
rejected her proposed jury instructions and verdict form, or because the trial
court used the wrong instruction and verdict form. We disagree. Finding no
abuse of discretion by the trial court, we affirm. See St. Paul Mercury Ins.
Co. v. Coconut Grove Bank,
106 So. 3d 452, 454 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009);
Gonzalez v. Rose,
752 So. 2d 39, 41-42 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Sorrells v.
Montesino,
2 So. 3d 297, 299 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).
Affirmed.
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