GULF INS. CO. v. DOLAN, FERTIG AND CURTIS

No. 62786.

433 So.2d 512 (1983)

GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DOLAN, FERTIG AND CURTIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Ricker, Jr. and Michael T. Burke of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

M. Lee Gay, Jr. of McClure & Gay, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


EHRLICH, Justice.

This is a case of first impression in Florida. The issue is whether the Court can engraft upon an unambiguous claims-made insurance policy a reasonable additional period of time after the policy period expires for reporting claims that arise late in the contract term.

Respondent (Dolan) is a law firm. It contracted with petitioner (Gulf) for a claims-made insurance policy for the period November 20, 1978 to November 20, 1979. Gulf's policy...

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