Case Name: Arthur SCHREIBER, Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-06-24
Citations: 399 So. 2d 1122
Docket Number: No. 80-1063
Parties: Arthur SCHREIBER, Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 399
Pages: 1122–1123

Head Matter:
Arthur SCHREIBER, Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Appellee.
No. 80-1063.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 24, 1981.
Gary M. Farmer of Abrams, Anton, Robbins, Resnick, Schneider & Mager, P. A., Hollywood, for appellant.
Deborah C. Poore of Fleming, O’Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant/Dr. Schreiber appeals from a directed verdict finding that there was no evidence from which a jury could conclude that he was engaged in the active practice of dentistry on the date he was injured. We affirm.
The relevant portion of the insurance policy provides that coverage will terminate on "the date the insured retires or ceases to be actively engaged in the duties of his profession or occupation." Appellant sold his den tistry practice in New York in December, 1975, and moved to Florida, where he was injured in January 1977. Although he may have intended to return to New York and resume the practice of dentistry at some point in the future, it is undisputed that he was not actively engaged in the practice of dentistry on the date of his accident. Thus, as a matter of law, appellant was not entitled to coverage under the terms of the disability policy.
AFFIRMED.
ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.