Case Name: Naida ROSELL, Individually, and on Behalf of all others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, a Florida Corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-01-29
Citations: 836 So. 2d 1061
Docket Number: No. 3D01-3569
Parties: Naida ROSELL, Individually, and on Behalf of all others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, a Florida Corporation, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 836
Pages: 1061–1061

Head Matter:
Naida ROSELL, Individually, and on Behalf of all others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, a Florida Corporation, Appellee.
No. 3D01-3569.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 29, 2003.
Angones, Hunter, McClure, Lynch, Williams & Garcia and Christopher J. Lynch, Miami, for appellant.
Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate and Maria Abate, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the order granting the defendant/insurer's motion to dismiss the complaint based on a finding that plaintiff did not designate a "competent and disinterested appraiser" as required by the terms of the insurance policy. Although plaintiff correctly asserts that the policy does not require that an insured select an expert as an appraiser, the court properly ruled that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the designated attorney was competent to serve in the capacity of appraiser. See generally Allstate v. Suarez, 786 So.2d 645, 647 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001), approved, 833 So.2d 762 (Fla.2002)(appraisers expected to act on their skill and knowledge).
Affirmed.