U.S. FIRE INS. CO. v. CLEARWATER OAKS BANK

No. 82-1609.

421 So.2d 783 (1982)

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Petitioner, v. CLEARWATER OAKS BANK, a Florida Banking Corporation, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie King O'Neal of Markel, Scott, McDonough & O'Neal, P.A., Orlando, for petitioner.

William L. Lyman, Clearwater, for respondent.


GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

This is a petition for writ of certiorari to review a discovery order.

The petitioner (U.S. Fire) issued a blanket bond on behalf of the respondent (bank). The bank subsequently suffered a loss as a result of giving value to a customer for checks issued on a nonexistent bank in the West Indies. The bank made a claim for the loss under the bond. When U.S. Fire refused to pay the claim,...

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