COTE v. AMERICAN FIRE & CASUALTY CO.

No. 82-2453.

433 So.2d 590 (1983)

Sandra L. COTE, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronald E. Cote, Deceased, Appellant, v. AMERICAN FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Jackson McGill of Law Offices of Robert Jackson McGill, P.A., Venice, for appellant.

Gregory W. Hootman of Dickinson, O'Riorden, Gibbons, Quale, Shields & Carlton, P.A., Sarasota, for appellee.


GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

When appellant's decedent first purchased his automobile liability policy from appellee on March 20, 1978, he elected to obtain $10,000 uninsured motorist coverage and rejected higher limits. Eleven months later, he was killed in an accident caused by the negligence of a third party motorist. With appellee's permission, appellant settled her claim against the third party for his liability insurance limits of $25,000. She now claims entitlement...

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