Opinion ID: 1796233
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Heading: This Court's Prior Ruling

Text: First, plaintiffs argue that this Court instructed the trial court to determine the amount remaining available, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the policy, for satisfaction of the judgment rendered in the case. Edwards I, 791 So.2d at 107. This Court instructed the trial court to take evidence for the limited purposes of determining whether Sphere Drake was an admitted carrier and whether the policy was a surplus lines policy. According to plaintiffs, this Court's instructions did not contemplate the submission of additional evidence regarding Sphere Drake's policy limits. In this Court's previous order in this matter, we stated, unequivocally, that we were remanding this matter for the taking of evidence regarding Sphere Drake's status as a surplus lines carrier and whether the policy at issue was a surplus lines policy. [12] Moreover, we stated that if Sphere Drake was deemed to be a surplus lines carrier and the policy was, in fact a surplus lines policy, the trial court was instructed to determine the limits of the policy in accordance with its terms. There is nothing in this Court's previous order to suggest that we did not anticipate that the trial court would take additional evidence to ascertain the remaining amount of the policy limits. Therefore, plaintiffs' argument regarding the taking of additional evidence to ascertain the remaining amount of the policy is without merit.