Clara SHAPIRO, individually and in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Irving Shapiro, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The CALIFORNIA CLUB, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff/Counter-defendant-Appellant v. ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, Defendant-Counter-plaintiff-Appellee, 899 F.2d 1116

Summary

Appellants, personal representative of deceased and gaming corporation, sought review of the district court's granting of summary judgment in favor of appellee insurance company. The deceased was injured on the premises of appellant gaming corporation. Following the accident, appellant personal representative of deceased sued appellant gaming corporation to recover for the injuries they sustained. During the course of trial, appellants reached an agreement. Appellants then filed separate lawsuits against appellee to recover under appellee's policy. On appeal, the court found that Florida law was applicable to the substantive issues at bar. Because the collectibility of primary insurance was determined at the time of the event fixing liability, the court found that appellee was not liable under Florida law because the primary insurance was collectible when the deceased was injured. Finally, the court found no reversible error in the district court's judgment in favor of appellee in both...