HomeMy WebLinkAbout1703 So.2d 292 (F1a.1954); Coastal Statea Life tnsurance Co. v. RaPhael, 183
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So, 2d 274 (Fla. ApP• 1966) and cases cited n. 1. It wae, therefare, erroY'
for the trial court to instruct the jury that the mutual mistake need be
established beyond a reasonable doubt.
1 the udgment is reversed and t1ie ~au~ remandedl for
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further proceedtngs conaiste~ with the views expressed herein.
Reversed and remacx~ed.
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laintiff would be ent~tled to irnerest ~n the amount ~or which the insuran .
P ue the iasurance company' s offer to settle .
companY is determined liable desP~ a ~ euher to the insured or t~
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~ for interest, Employer s Liability Assur. Corp. -
~ la. A.1966); 18A Fla. Jur. , Ins~ance ~ 861 (1971),
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- even though the amount for which it ia ultimately held liable [s less t an or
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