State Farm Florida Insurance Company v. Michelle Hayes
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 6, 2021
Docket1D20-2385
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-2385
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STATE FARM FLORIDA
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Appellant,
v.
MICHELLE HAYES,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Tyrie W. Boyer, Judge.
May 6, 2021
PER CURIAM.
The Court accepts the parties’ confession of error filed March
11, 2021. The Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Abate
Litigation and Discovery and Compel Appraisal is reversed, and
this cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with
State Farm Fla. Ins. Co. v. Nordin, 2021 WL 714476 (Fla. 1st DCA
2021).
Appellee’s motion for appellate attorneys’ fees and costs, filed
January 13, 2021, is denied.
Appellee’s request for oral argument, filed January 13, 2021,
is denied.
LEWIS, TANENBAUM, and LONG, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Scot E. Samis of Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP, St.
Petersburg, for Appellant.
Mark A. Nation and Paul W. Pritchard of The Nation Law Firm,
Longwood, for Appellee.
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