TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. WILSON

No. 71-743.

261 So.2d 545 (1972)

TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Donald F. WILSON and Carla L. Wilson, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna Louise Caruso, of Howell, Kirby, Montgomery, D'Aiuto, Dean & Hallowes, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Thomas E. Kingcade, of Jones, Paine & Foster, West Palm Beach, for Appellee-Miller.

Rosemary Barkett of Farish & Farish, West Palm Beach, for appellees-Wilson.


OWEN, Judge.

Appellant contends that there are two questions presented. First, does the owner of a motor vehicle have vicarious liability for punitive damages because of the operator's gross negligence? Second, if the owner has such vicarious liability, does appellant's automobile liability insurance policy provide coverage to the insured owner for punitive damages assessed against him solely on that basis? Appellees contend, and we think correctly so, that in the...

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