ORANGE NEWS AND MISSION INS. CO. v. PRICE

No. AP-484.

435 So.2d 933 (1983)

ORANGE NEWS AND MISSION INSURANCE CO., Appellants, v. Mary PRICE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Zimmerman and Paul J. Morgan of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for appellants.

Thomas R. Mooney and Beth A. Ferguson of Meyers & Mooney, Orlando, for appellee.


ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Judge.

The deputy's order awarding attorneys' fees for the carrier's "bad faith" handling of this claim, § 440.34(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1979), is flawed by factual misstatements and implications that are not sustainable by any view of the record. The asserted cumulative effect of the several episodes relied upon as showing bad faith handling is therefore not as portrayed by the order appealed, and the award of attorneys' fees must be reversed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases