RIVERA v. SOUTHERN AM. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 77-1852.

361 So.2d 193 (1978)

Aileen RIVERA, a Minor, by and through Her Father and Next Friend, Domingo Rivera, and Domingo Rivera, Individually, Appellants, v. SOUTHERN AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freidin & Goldfarb and Philip Freidin, Miami, for appellants.

Preddy, Kutner & Hardy and Stephen T. Brown, Miami, for appellees.

Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and HUBBART, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellants, Rivera, obtained a $53,000.00 judgment against Southern American Fire Insurance Company and its insured. Southern American thereafter became insolvent, and the Riveras sought to recover the excess over the policy limits of $25,000.00 from Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc. (FIGA), alleging Southern American had dealt in bad faith with the plaintiffs-appellants. The trial court dismissed...

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