J.J.F. OF PALM BEACH v. STATE FARM

Nos. 91-0505, 91-1082.

634 So.2d 1089 (1994)

J.J.F. OF PALM BEACH, INC., d/b/a Sunrise Restaurant, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY CO., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Motion for Rehearing Stricken as Untimely, Stay Granted April 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa A. DiPaola of Roberts & DiPaola, P.A., and Philip M. Burlington of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Brian C. Powers and Robert C. Groelle of Powers & McNalis, Lake Worth, for appellee.


FARMER, Judge.

In this case involving a business interruption claim under a fire insurance policy, the arbitrator (whom the parties call an "umpire") decided that the period of the interruption was 23.75 months. Later the trial judge set aside the arbitrator's decision under the guise of construing "coverage" under the policy. We reverse.

The insuring clause of the policy provides that State Farm is liable for:...

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