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HERTZ CORP. v. PICCOLO

No. 62998.

453 So.2d 12 (1984)

HERTZ CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Frank P. PICCOLO, and Wife, Myrtice Piccolo, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin W. Redding and Thomas F. Welch of Barron, Redding, Boggs, Hughes, Fite, Bassett & Fensom, Panama City, for petitioner.

Michel L. Stone of Urquhart, Pittman & Stone, Panama City, for respondents.

EHRLICH, Justice.

The issue before us is whether an alleged tortfeasor is an indispensable party in a suit against the tortfeasor's insurer based on a Louisiana direct action statute. The decision of the district court conflicts with Lee v. Puleston, 102 Fla. 1079, 137 So. 709 (1931). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We approve the district court decision.

Frank Piccolo was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Louisiana. The...

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