ZEBROWSKI v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 94-2626.

673 So.2d 562 (1996)

Wayne ZEBROWSKI and Carol Zebrowski, his wife, a/k/a Carol Lord, Appellants, v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Kreusler-Walsh of Jane Kreusler-Walsh, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Jesse S. Faerber of Fenster & Faerber, P.A., Plantation, for appellants.

Paul B. Butler, Jr., and Paula B. Tarr of Butler, Burnette & Pappas, Tampa, for appellee.


STEVENSON, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether section 624.155(1)(b)1, Florida Statutes (1993), permits an injured party to bring a direct action against the tortfeasor's insurer for bad faith failure to settle. We answer the question in the affirmative, provided the injured party can plead and prove damages.

Appellant and plaintiff below, Carol Zebrowski, was injured on property insured by appellee and defendant below, State Farm Fire &...

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