SERVICE INS. CO. v. CHILES

No. 94-3111.

660 So.2d 734 (1995)

SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Appellants, v. The Honorable Lawton CHILES, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Opinion Certifying Question September 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Brown and Donna E. Blanton of Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Marks & Bryant, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellants.

John K. Aurell, John Beranek, Kenneth P. Hart and Stephen C. Emmanuel of Macfarlane, Ausley, Ferguson & McMullen, Tallahassee; Gerald B. Curington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee; Alan J. Leifer, Div. of Legal Services, Dept. of Ins., Tallahassee, for appellees.


WOLF, Judge.

Appellants challenge a final summary judgment upholding the validity of chapter 93-409, Laws of Florida (The Act). Appellants argue that The Act violates article III, section 19 of the Florida Constitution which governs the creation of trust funds by the state of Florida. We find that there was no violation of the constitutional provision, and affirm.

Appellants are insurance companies who sued in a multi-count complaint, challenging the constitutionality...

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