District Court of Appeal of Florida

In a dispute between carriers in which an excess carrier claimed bad faith by the primary carrier in the defense of the parties' insured at trial of a personal injury action, summary judgment for primary insurer is reversed where, contrary to the lower court's finding, it owed excess insurer a duty of good faith which stems from equitable subrogation principles.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2007
• Published 02/14/2007

Judges

• BROWNING, C.J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harris Brown, Jacksonville, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles W. Hall and Mark D. Tinker of Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellee.