EFH v. Lexington Ins. Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding once an exclusion has been proven by the insurer, the burden once again is placed on the insured to demonstrate the exception to the exclusion
• interpreting the clause \we have the right to ... [p]rovide a defense\ and concluding that this language was not ambiguous
• holding: “Once the insured shows coverage, the burden shifts to the insurer to prove an exclusion applies to the coverage. If there is an exception to the exclusion, the burden once again is placed on the insured to demonstrate the exception to the exclusion”
• “[I]f the language of the policy is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, it is ambiguous, and a court will resolve such ambiguity in favor of the insured.”
• “When the language of an insurance policy is clear and unambiguous, a court must interpret it according to its plain meaning, giving effect to the policy as it was written.”
• “When the language of an insurance policy is clear and unambiguous, a court must interpret it according to its plain meaning, giving effect to the policy as it was written.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Genaeya Corp. v. Harco National Insurance
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-03-15· cited 30×
• Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Maspons
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-01-18· cited 25×
• Great West Casualty Co. v. Flandrich
  S.D. Ohio· 2009-03-31· cited 18×
• Barcelona Hotel, LLC v. Nova Casualty Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-03-02· cited 10×
• Diamond State Insurance v. Boys' Home Ass'n
  M.D. Florida· 2016-03-22· cited 8×
• Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Manning
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-10-15· cited 5×
• Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Frank Casserino Construction, Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 2010-06-16· cited 5×
• Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Southern-Owners Ins. Co.
  M.D. Florida· 2018-05-21· cited 5×
• Composite Structures, Inc. v. Continental Insurance
  M.D. Florida· 2012-10-12· cited 5×
• Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Roebuck
  S.D. Florida· 2019-04-11· cited 4×
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Llorente
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-12-24· cited 3×
• Ayers v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
  M.D. Florida· 2018-06-20· cited 2×
• FLORIDA DRY SOLUTIONS LLC, A/A/O NELIDA RODGERS v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-02-17
• EMPIRE PRO RESTORATION, INC. A/A/O LAMBERT BOWDEN & ELAINE BOWDEN v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-05-26
• MARIA MUGUERCIA v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-09-29
• MIGUEL PENA MONTES DE OCA AND PATRICIA OJEDA v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-01-19
• YADIRA BORGES AND ERNESTO BORGES v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-09-30
• UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC., etc. v. TURNBERRY AIRPORT HOLDINGS, LLC, etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2023-02-22
• ADALBERTO VEGA v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2023-03-15
• Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. v. Angus Murray
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-03-27

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Volusia County v. Aberdeen at Ormond Beach
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-05-18· cited 905×
• Moore v. Morris
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1985-06-27· cited 456×
• Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Anderson
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-03-23· cited 342×
• Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. Zurich Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-04-10· cited 205×
• Siegle v. Progressive Consumers Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-05-23· cited 147×
• Cox v. CSX Intermodal, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-01-13· cited 130×
• Lafarge Corporation v. Travelers Indemnity Co., Appalachian Insurance Company, Northbrook Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company
  First Circuit· 1997-08-11· cited 126×
• Colony Ins. Co. v. G & E TIRES & SERVICE, INCORPORATED
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-12-29· cited 38×
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. RJT Enterprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-01-23· cited 37×
• Siegle v. Progressive Consumers Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-06-13· cited 26×
• Ohio Casualty Insurance v. Carman Cartage Co.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2001-12-21· cited 20×
• Hudson Ins. Co. v. Double D Management Co., Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 1991-06-28· cited 20×
• Rad Source Technologies, Inc. v. Essex Insurance Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-05-18· cited 1×