Opinion
No. 68528.
June 4, 1987.
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Direct Conflict of Decisions; Third District — Case No. 85-1404.
Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. and Charles P. Schropp of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings Evans, Tampa, for petitioners.
Michael J. Murphy of Gaebe and Murphy, Coral Gables, Florida; Frank R. Gramling of Fertig and Gramling, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Joseph M. Loughren and Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Tutan, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham Lane, Fort Lauderdale, for respondents.
We review Jack Eckerd Corp. v. Williamson Cadillac Leasing, Inc., 485 So.2d 485 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), because of direct and express conflict with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. v. Matthews, 498 So.2d 421 (Fla. 1986). Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
The trial court granted summary judgment to respondents, defendants below, on the ground that section 627.7372, Florida Statutes (1981), barred petitioners' suit in subrogation. The district court affirmed. We decided this issue contrary to the lower courts' rulings in Matthews. We quash the decision below and remand for proceedings consistent with Matthews.
It is so ordered.
McDONALD, C.J., and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.