From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Valdez v. Consolidated Property

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 26, 2000
762 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Summary

affirming final judgment voiding insured's insurance policy where insurance policy contained a valid provision voiding the policy upon intentional concealment or misrepresentation by the insured

Summary of this case from Alvarez v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co.

Opinion

No. 3D99-2353

Opinion filed July 26, 2000. JULY TERM, A.D. 2000

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Juan Ramirez, Jr., Judge, L.T. No. 97-4109.

Michael I. Libman, for appellant.

Buckner Shifrin; Lauri Waldman Ross, for appellees.

Before JORGENSON and SORONDO, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.


Valdez appeals a final judgment voiding his insurance policy. For the following reasons, we affirm.

The insurance policy contained a valid provision voiding the policy upon intentional concealment or misrepresentation by the insured. See Wong Ken v. State Farm Fire Casualty Co., 685 So.2d 1002 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) (clause which voids coverage for intentional misrepresentation is valid and enforceable). The jury found that Valdez violated that provision. Therefore, the trial court properly voided the insurance policy.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Valdez v. Consolidated Property

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 26, 2000
762 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

affirming final judgment voiding insured's insurance policy where insurance policy contained a valid provision voiding the policy upon intentional concealment or misrepresentation by the insured

Summary of this case from Alvarez v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co.
Case details for

Valdez v. Consolidated Property

Case Details

Full title:REINALDO VALDEZ, Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED PROPERTY AND CASUALTY, etc.…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 26, 2000

Citations

762 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Citing Cases

Lopes v. Allstate Indemnity Co.

This policy provision is fully enforceable in Florida. See Schneer v. Allstate Indem. Co., 767 So.2d 485, 489…

Alvarez v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co.

As a matter of law, the finding of material misrepresentation voids coverage for the claim. See Schneer v.…