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Alpha Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Guzman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 26, 1986
497 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 86-1400.

October 7, 1986. Rehearing Denied November 26, 1986.

An Appeal from a non-final order from Circuit Court, Dade County; Robert P. Kaye, Judge.

Kimbrell Hamann and John W. Wylie, Miami, for appellant.

Deutsch Blumberg, Jeanne Heyward, Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


Finding that the rental contract between Alpha Rent-A-Car, Inc., [Alpha] and appellees was unambiguous and that Alpha's waiver of uninsured motorist coverage offered by its insurer was effective against appellees, we reverse the partial summary judgment and remand the cause to the trial court with directions to dismiss the action. Guardado v. Greyhound Rent-A-Car, Inc., 340 So.2d 510 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976); Kohly v. Royal Indemnity Co., 190 So.2d 819 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966), cert. denied, 200 So.2d 813 (Fla. 1967); § 627.727, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1984).

Reversed and remanded with directions.


Summaries of

Alpha Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Guzman

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 26, 1986
497 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Alpha Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Guzman

Case Details

Full title:ALPHA RENT-A-CAR, INC., APPELLANT, v. GILBERTO GUZMAN, YOLANDA GUZMAN…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 26, 1986

Citations

497 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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