Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Reese F. King and Janice A. King
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 24, 2026
Docket6D2024-0241
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2024-0241
Lower Tribunal No. 19-CA-1808
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UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Appellant,
v.
REESE F. KING and JANICE A. KING,
Appellees.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
Olin W. Shinholser, Judge.
July 24, 2026
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final judgment. On the issue of Appelleesโ recovery of the
replacement cost value of their insured loss under the policy issued by Appellant,
we affirm for the reasons stated in Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v.
Rodriguez, 427 So. 3d 676 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026), and likewise certify conflict with
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Qureshi, 396 So. 3d 564 (Fla. 4th
DCA 2024).
AFFIRMED.
SMITH, MIZE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.
David A. Noel and Kara Rockenbach Link, of Link & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm
Beach, for Appellant.
Mark A. Nation, of The Nation Law Firm, Longwood, for Appellees.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
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