McHALE v. FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO.

No. 81-959.

409 So.2d 238 (1982)

Henry L. McHALE, Shirley Rhea McHale and Allstate Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, Appellants, v. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a/s/o Keith C. Haugenbury, and Olga Vega Venegas, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Urich & Shenkman and Robert Urich, Miami, for appellants.

Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot and Michael A. Mullen, Manuel A. Crespo, Miami, for appellees.

Before DANIEL S. PEARSON, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


FERGUSON, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether it is necessary to present evidence of market value of a damaged vehicle before the damage and after repair in order to prove a compensable claim based on cost of repair theory. We hold that it is not and affirm the trial court.

Appellant Shirley McHale was involved in an automobile accident on March 20, 1979 when she struck an automobile driven by Olga Venegas while attempting to pass. The Venegas vehicle...

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