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March 6, 2020 by Jennifer Kennedy

Insurance — Property damage — Trial court erred in entering summary judgment in favor of insurer where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether property sustained physical damage consistent with reported loss and the cause of any damage

45 Fla. L. Weekly D510d

Insurance — Property damage — Trial court erred in entering summary judgment in favor of insurer where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether property sustained physical damage consistent with reported loss and the cause of any damage

SUZZETTE OTTEY, Appellant, v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellee. 3rd District. Case No. 3D18-2537. L.T. Case No. 14-4310. Opinion filed March 4, 2020. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge. Counsel: Giasi Law, P.A., and Melissa A. Giasi (Tampa), for appellant. Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A., and Jessica C. Conner (Orlando), for appellee.

(Before LOGUE, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.)

(PER CURIAM.) Suzzette Ottey appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of her insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Ottey argues that Citizens failed to meet its burden of proving that the damage to her property was excluded from coverage under her insurance policy and that there are triable issues of fact regarding the cause of damage to the property. We agree that issues of material fact preclude summary judgment and reverse the order granting final summary judgment.

“Our standard of review of an order granting summary judgment is de novo.” White v. Ferco Motors Corp., 260 So. 3d 388, 390 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “We review the record to determine whether there are genuine issues of material fact that preclude summary judgment.” Id. (citing Collections, USA, Inc. v. City of Homestead, 816 So. 2d 1225, 1227 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002)). A careful review of the appellate record reveals genuine issues of material fact as to: (1) whether Ottey’s property sustained physical damage consistent with the reported loss; and (2) what caused that damage, if any. Ottey’s deposition testimony regarding these issues is sufficient evidence to raise an issue of fact precluding summary judgment. Thus, we reverse the entry of summary judgment for Citizens and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.

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