Title: Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Harvey D. Bennett

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC04-2150 
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LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, etc., 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
HARVEY D. BENNETT, etc., 
Respondent. 
 
[June 16, 2005] 
 
LEWIS, J. 
 
We have for review Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Bennett, 883 So. 
2d 373 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), which cites to a case that was pending review in this 
Court (Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Ruiz, 780 So. 2d 239 (Fla. 4th DCA), review 
granted, 796 So. 2d 535 (Fla. 2001)).  We accept jurisdiction.  See art. V,  
§ 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Jollie v. State, 405 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 1981).  We summarily 
quash the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Liberty Mutual, and 
remand for reconsideration in light of our decision in Allstate Indemnity Co. v. 
Ruiz, 899 So. 2d 1121 (Fla. 2005).   
It is so ordered. 
 
 
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WELLS, ANSTEAD, QUINCE, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur. 
PARIENTE, C.J., recused. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Direct 
Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D04-606 
 
 
(Broward County) 
 
Janis Brustares Keyser of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro and Anderson, 
P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Michael B. Davis of Paxton and Smith, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent