Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1983

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Buckner

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Buckner
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 4, 1983 · Baskin, Ferguson, Schwartz
425 So. 2d 1160; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 27538 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Buckner

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

A policy of insurance naming the Key West Medical Association, Inc. (d/b/a De-Poo Hospital) as the insured, and providing for the Association and its board coverage against damage or loss which results from the rendering of “professional services ... while acting within the scope of [their] duties ... ”, did not provide coverage where two members of the hospital’s board of directors conspired “illegally, fraudulently and ultra vires ” to injure the medical practice of plaintiff physicians, (emphasis supplied). See Buckner v. Physicians Protective Trust Fund, 376 So.2d 461 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).

Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for appellant.

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