1 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 507b
Insurance — Lapse of coverage — Absence of automatic renewal — Issue certified as one of great public importance
GENE PRESTON SCOTT, Appellant, vs. SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Appellate Division. Case No. 92-362 AP. Opinion filed Aug. 13, 1993. Appeal from the County Court, Dade County. Jack Martin Coe, Judge. Daniels, Kashtan & Fornaris, P.A., Attorneys for Appellant. Parrillo, Weiss & Halloran and Dan Kaufman, Attorneys for Appellee.
(Before Robinson, Shapiro and Barr, JJ.)
(PER CURIAM.) Though we might like to make the fine distinction of the appellant, GENE PRESTON SCOTT, between a policy that is not renewed and one that lapses, see Hepler v. Atlas Mutual Insurance Co., 501 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), we are bound by Williams v. Security Mutual Casualty Co., 377 So. 2d 733 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), which holds that in the circumstances of this case there is a lapse of coverage and no automatic renewal.
Just as the County Court did, we certify the issue involved herein as one of great public importance and one which deserves a fresh look and further clarification by the Third District Court of Appeal.
AFFIRMED.
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