DIMMITT CHEVROLET v. SOUTHEASTERN FIDELITY

No. 78293.

636 So.2d 700 (1993)

DIMMITT CHEVROLET, INC., et al., Appellants, v. SOUTHEASTERN FIDELITY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Order Denying Rehearing and Clarification March 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Sundberg and William F. McGowan, Jr. of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith and Cutler, Tallahassee, and Thomas K. Bick and Joseph W. Dorn of Kilpatrick and Cody, Washington, DC, for appellants.

Robert E. Austin, Jr., Leesburg, and Hal K. Litchford and Kristyn D. Elliott, Orlando, for appellee.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Jeff G. Peters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, amicus curiae for State.

Jeffrey S. Kurtz, City Atty., Delray Beach, and Steven R. Berger and Bradley H. Trushin of Wolpe, Leibowitz, Berger & Brotman, Miami, amicus curiae for City of Delray Beach.

Jeffrey A. Tew and Daniel A. Casey of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, Miami, amici curiae for The American Fiber Mfrs Ass'n, The American Petroleum Institute, The Chemical Mfrs Ass'n, Intern. Business Machines Corp. and Olin Corp.

George K. Rahdert of Rahdert & Anderson, St. Petersburg, Luther T. Munford of Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS; and Richard N. Dicharry and Pamela G. Michiels of Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans, LA, amicus curiae for John Richard Ludbrooke Youell on behalf of Underwriters at Lloyd's, London.

Ronald L. Kammer of Hinshaw and Culbertson, Miami, and Thomas W. Brunner, James M. Johnstone and Lainie J. Simon of Wiley, Rein and Fielding, Washington, DC, amici curiae for Ins. Environmental Litigation Ass'n, Service Ins. Co., Florida Farm Bureau Ins. Co., and American Sur. & Cas. Co.


The Motion for Rehearing is granted. The opinion filed in this case on September 3, 1992, is withdrawn and the following opinion dated July 1, 1993, is substituted in lieu thereof.

McDONALD, SHAW, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

BARKETT, C.J., and OVERTON and HARDING, JJ., dissent.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING GRANTED

PER CURIAM.

This cause is before the Court on the following certified question of law from the United States Court of Appeals...

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