Eugene Francis Clarke v. United Services, Etc.

Annotate this Case
Download PDF
Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC00-1552 ____________ EUGENE FRANCIS CLARKE et ux., Petitioners, vs. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, etc., Respondent. [May 16, 2002] PER CURIAM. We initially accepted review of United Services Automobile Ass n v. Clarke, 757 So. 2d 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000), based on apparent express and direct conflict with several decisions of this Court as well as with another district court decision. Upon closer examination, however, we find that jurisdiction was improvidently granted in this case. Therefore, we dismiss review of this cause. It is so ordered. WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS, and QUINCE, JJ., concur. NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ALLOWED. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal Direct Conflict Fourth District - Case No. 4D98-4032 (Broward County) Richard A. Sherman, of Law Offices of Richard A. Sherman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Wilton L. Strickland of the Law Offices of Wilton L. Strickland, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Petitioners Betsy E. Gallagher and J. Bowen Brown, Tampa, Florida; and William M. Martin of Peterson, Bernard, Vandenberg, Zei, Geisler, Gallagher & Howard, P.A. & Martin, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Respondent -2-

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.