Case Name: The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dr. Arturo DE QUESADA, et al. Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-12-15
Citations: 518 So. 2d 931
Docket Number: Nos. 87-1463, 87-1868
Parties: The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dr. Arturo DE QUESADA, et al. Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 518
Pages: 931–931

Head Matter:
The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dr. Arturo DE QUESADA, et al. Appellees.
Nos. 87-1463, 87-1868.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 15, 1987.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 8, 1988.
Corlett, Killian, Hardeman, McIntosh & Levi and Andrew E. Grigsby, Miami, for appellant.
Horton, Perse & Ginsberg, Carroll & Halberg, Miami, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the Final Declaratory Judgment based on a finding that the "Florida Amendment" to the insurance policy provided by Continental Insurance Company is valid and that Continental did not consent to arbitration. § 627.419(1), 682.02, Fla. Stat. (1985). See Lee v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 469 So.2d 849 (Fla. 3d DCA) (since the insurance policy in question is clear and unambiguous, it must be given effect as written), review denied, 480 So.2d 1295 (Fla.1985); Eugene W. Kelsey & Son, Inc. v. Architectural Openings, Inc., 484 So.2d 610 (Fla. 5th DCA) (in order for a dispute to be arbitrable, a written contract must show the parties' intent to submit to arbitration), review denied, 492 So.2d 1330 (Fla.1986).
Reversed.