Florida Statute 155.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 155
HOSPITALS

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F.S. 155.01

155.01 County commissioners may act as trustees of stock of hospitals.—Whenever the owners of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of a corporation created for and engaged solely in the operation of a hospital shall execute a trust deed, or deeds, conveying a majority of the capital stock of such corporation to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such hospital is located, in trust to be held and administered by such board of county commissioners as trustees with authority to vote said stock at all meetings of the stockholders of such corporation and to expend all dividends declared upon such stock in the hospitalization of the indigent citizens of the county who need hospital treatment, with provisions that should the properties of such corporation cease for a period of 6 months to be used primarily for hospital purposes or should the hospital so maintained be not maintained open to the practice of all duly licensed physicians and surgeons resident in the county where the same is located that the trust shall then, but not before, be terminated and the ownership of the stock so placed in trust shall revert to the respective persons executing the trust deed, or deeds, their heirs, legatees or assigns; the board of county commissioners may accept such trust and act as trustee thereunder.

History.—s. 1, ch. 17834, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 2934(28).

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Cases Citing Statute 155.01

Total Results: 20

Progressive Select Insurance Company v. Lloyd's of Shelton Auto Glass, L L C, A/A/O Bruce Farlow

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: alleging statutory violations under sections 624.155(1)(b) and 626.9541, Florida Statutes (2020). Lloyd's

Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois v. Rebecca L. Heikka

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: 12, 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)). Further, section 624.155(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes (2007), provides that an

Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois v. Rebecca L. Heikka

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: 12, 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)). Further, section 624.155(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes (2007), provides that an

APEX Roofing and Restoration LLC A/A/O Monica Williams v. United Services Automobile Association

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-02

Snippet: an additional argument that because section 624.155(1) allows “[a]ny person” to bring an action against

PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY v. LLOYD'S OF SHELTON AUTO GLASS, L L C, A/A/O BRUCE FARLOW

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-07

Snippet: alleging statutory violations under sections 624.155(1)(b) and 626.9541, Florida Statutes (2020). Lloyd's

Susan Cingari v. First Protective Insurance Company d/b/a Frontline Insurance Company

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-03

Snippet: notice asserted the insurer violated sections 624.155(1)(b)1. and 3., Florida Statutes (2020), by failing

Alberta S. Ellison v. Randy Willoughby

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-02

Snippet: year the accident occurred. 3. Section 624.155(1)(b)1. authorizes first-party bad faith actions.

PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY f/b/a PROGRESSIVE AUTO PRO INSURANCE COMPANY v. JANELLE OBER

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-01-18

Snippet: to indicate a general business practice. § 624.155(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2005). But to allow a punitive

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. KEITH H. BUCHALTER, D.C d/b/a SOUTH BROWARD CHIROPRACTIC CENTER a/a/o MARIA GARCIA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-08-03

Snippet: Practices Act that support a civil remedy. See § 624.155(1)(a)1., Fla. Stat. (2002). The civil remedy provision

SARASOTA COUNTY v. VENICE HMA, LLC, D/B/A VENICE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-09-29

Snippet: claims pursuant to sections 627.351(6)(r)1. and 624.155(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes"), disapproved by

STANLEY ZALESKI and DENISE ZALESKI v. STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-24

Snippet: with due regard for her or his interests.” § 624.155(1)(b)1., Fla. Stat. (2017). As a condition precedent

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Manor House, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-01-21

Snippet: extra-contractual damages against an insurer. See § 624.155(1)(a) (providing that “[a]ny person may bring a civil

CARLA BAY v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-10-21

Snippet: the insured’s claim, in violation of sections 624.155(1)(b)1. and 626.9541(1)(i), Florida Statutes (2017)

PATTI FORTUNE AND JEREMY DOMIN v. FIRST PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-04

Snippet: filed a CRN alleging violations of section 624.155(1)(b)(1) and section 626.9541(1)(i), Florida Statutes

HERSHEL BRYANT and BETTY BRYANT v. GEOVERA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-08

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1013

Snippet: “[A] claim for bad faith pursuant to section 624.155(1)(b)1 is founded upon the obligation of the insurer

Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Calonge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-18

Snippet: claims for statutory bad-faith under section 624.155(1), Florida Statutes (2014), for which Citizens is

Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Calonge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-18

Citation: 246 So. 3d 447

Snippet: claims for statutory bad-faith under section 624.155(1), Florida Statutes (2014), for which Citizens is

Demase v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-03-26

Citation: 239 So. 3d 218

Snippet: asserting various purported violations of sections 624.155(1)(b)1. and 626.9541(1)(i), Florida Statutes (2014)

Landers v. State Farm

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-01-15

Snippet: regard for her or his interests . . . . § 624.155(1)(b)1., Fla. Stat. (2008). State Farm argues

Nikolits v. Haney

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-31

Citation: 221 So. 3d 725, 2017 WL 2350298, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7829

Snippet: homestead, the Save Our Homes provision of section 193.155(1), Florida Statutes (2010), applied to any increases