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Florida Statute 137.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 137.10 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 137.10 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
137.10 Provisions not applicable to surety companies.The provisions of this chapter requiring two sureties and justification by surety shall not apply where such surety is a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
History.s. 1, ch. 5372, 1905; GS 830; RGS 1577; CGL 2425.

Cases Citing F.S. 137.10

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·Fireman's Fund Ins. v. Tropical Shipping & Constr. Co., 254 F.3d 987 (11th Cir. 2001).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 A.M.C. 2474, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 13712

on Insurance 3d at § 137:11; id. at § 137:10 (“As a general statement, the coverage under a
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·Rolyn Companies, Inc. v. R & J Sales of Texas, Inc., 671 F. Supp. 2d 1314 (S.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106881, 2009 WL 3823423

..."If the insured effects a settlement with the injured person without the previous consent of the insurer as required by the policy, the insurer is thereby released, unless otherwise excused, as, for example, when the insurer withdraws or refuses to defend." 22 HOLMES, supra, § 137.10[A][1], at 190-91 (footnote call numbers omitted)....
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Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. In Any Event, 254 F.3d 987 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Segalla, Couch on Insurance 3d at § 137:11; id. at § 137:10 ("As a general statement, the coverage under

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