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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Horkheimer
27 Fla. L. Weekly D44
(Fla. 4th DCA Dec. 19, 2001)
An insurance carrier defaulted on an uninsured motorist claim case in which the plaintiff alleged that the policy limits were $50,000 even though the policy limits were $25,000. Plaintiff obtained a default judgment in excess of $1 million. Consequently, the insurance carrier challenged the judgment. The appellate court reversed, finding that the judgment should not have exceeded $50,000 since the policy limits represented the maximum amount that the judgment could have been, even in default.
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