Soliday v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 497 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). · Go Syfert
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Soliday v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 497 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“a person with underinsured motorist coverage is not obligated to first bring an action against the tort-feasor before resolving a claim against his own carrier.”
5 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 2 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Diaz-Hernandez v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (fladistctapp, 2009-05-27)
Top citers, strongest first. 2 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Diaz-Hernandez v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 2009 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
a person with underinsured motorist coverage is not obligated to first bring an action against the tort-feasor before resolving a claim against his own carrier.
discussed Cited "see" Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Colo. Ct. App. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Soliday v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 497 So.2d 717 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1986); United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 369 So.2d 410 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1979); Weinstein v. American Mutual Insurance Co., 376 So.2d 1219 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1979).
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John SOLIDAY and Barbara Soliday, His Wife, Petitioners,
v.
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., a Foreign Corp., Respondent.
86-1721.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov 12, 1986.
497 So. 2d 717
Barkdull, Hubbart and Ferguson.
Cited by 4 opinions  |  Published
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Citer courts: District Court of Appeal of Fl… (1)

Michael R. Friend, for petitioners.

James K. Clark, for respondent.

Before BARKDULL, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

A person with underinsured motorist coverage is not obligated to first bring an action against the tort-feasor before resolving[*718] a claim against his own carrier.[1]United States Fidelity & Guaranty v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 369 So.2d 410 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979); Arretta v. Volkswagon Insurance Co., 343 So.2d 918 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977).

Certiorari is granted. The order of dismissal is quashed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.

1 Respondent has confessed error.