STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. COMPANY v. HORKHEIMER

No. 4D00-4069.

814 So.2d 1069 (2001)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jill HORKHEIMER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing May 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip D. Parrish and Elizabeth K. Russo of Russo Parrish Appellate Firm, Miami, for appellant.

Gary M. Farmer, Jr. of Gillespie, Goldman, Kronengold & Farmer, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

State Farm appeals an order denying its motion to set aside a $1.2 million final judgment and to conform the judgment to its uninsured motorist policy limits of $25,000. The trial court found that State Farm failed to establish any basis for relief under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b). Because we conclude that the judgment must be vacated due to mistake, in that a judgment could not be entered in excess of the policy limit as alleged in the complaint...

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