CUNNINGHAM v. STANDARD GUAR. INS. CO.

No. 81056.

630 So.2d 179 (1994)

Kenneth Dale CUNNINGHAM and Teresa Marie Cunningham, Petitioners, v. STANDARD GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis K. Rosenbloum, Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr. and James A. Hightower of Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A., Pensacola, for petitioners.

David H. Burns of the Law Offices of David H. Burns, and Michael D. West and Joseph E. Brooks of Huey, Guilday, Kuersteiner & Tucker, P.A., Tallahassee, for respondent.


GRIMES, Justice.

We review Standard Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Cunningham, 610 So.2d 458 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), in which the court certified the following question of great public importance:

DOES THE TRIAL COURT HAVE JURISDICTION TO DECIDE AN INSURER'S LIABILITY FOR BAD-FAITH HANDLING OF A CLAIM PRIOR TO FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE UNDERLYING TORT ACTION FOR DAMAGES BROUGHT BY THE INJURED PARTY AGAINST THE INSURED WHERE...

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