TRUCK DISCOUNT CORP. v. SERRANO

No. FF-486.

362 So.2d 340 (1978)

TRUCK DISCOUNT CORPORATION and Allstate Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Shirley A. SERRANO, As Administratrix of the Estate of Ignacio Serrano, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion R. Shepard of Mathews, Osborne, Ehrlich, McNatt, Gobelman & Cobb, Jacksonville, for appellants.

Carl D. Dawson of Dawson, Galant, Maddox, Sulik & Nichols, Carle A. Felton, Jr. of Boyd, Jenerette, Leemis & Staas, Jacksonville, for appellee.


ERVIN, Judge.

This appeal concerns the question of which insurer bears the burden of indemnity following a settlement by the insurers of three party defendants to the tort claimant's estate in a wrongful death action.

Ignacio Serrano died when his vehicle was struck by a tractor owned by appellant, Truck Discount Corporation. The tractor had been leased by Truck Discount to Davis Transport and Rental. The tractor in turn was sub-leased by Davis to Lone Star...

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