[DOWNLOAD] "State for Use and Benefit Dade County v. All Florida Surety Co. Et Al." by Division A. Supreme Court of Florida # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State for Use and Benefit Dade County v. All Florida Surety Co. Et Al.
- Author : Division A. Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 08, 1952
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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The appellee here, as plaintiff in the Trial Court, in its complaint set forth that it had issued its policy of insurance insuring the defendants, appellants here, against the hazards named in said policy; that during the policy period, July 1, 1956, to July 1, 1957, defendants were engaged in the general contracting business and had entered into a contract with a third party to furnish all labor and material necessary for the reroofing of this third partys building in Arcadia, Florida; that this building, which was the subject of the contract for reroofing, had four store buildings on the ground floor leased to various tenants; that the defendants in the pursuance of their contract had commenced the reroofing job, but suspended operations for the week-end at about 4:30 P.M. on Friday, July 27, 1956; that thereafter, on the following Sunday, to-wit, ensued and rain water seeped through the top of the building and into the store rooms on the ground floor occupied by the said tenants and that the said tenants were calling upon the defendants to reimburse them for damage to their goods and merchandise by reason thereof. In the complaint the plaintiff alleged that it was not liable to the defendants under the terms of the policy, making special reference to paragraph D of the policy wherein it was provided that liability for damage under the terms of the policy must be caused by an accident and that no accident had been alleged. Paragraph D provides as follows: