26 Fla. L. Weekly D517b

Insurance — Appraisal — Trial court properly granted motion to stay proceedings and compel appraisal where insurance company did not actively participate in lawsuit or take any action inconsistent with its contractual right to appraisal

GERALD J. TOBIN, et al., Appellants, vs. SUNSHINE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. 3rd District. Case No. 3D00-1201. L.T. Case No. 00-3879. Opinion filed February 21, 2001. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Jon I. Gordon, Judge. Counsel: Howard Brodsky, for appellants. Powers, McNalis, Moody & Groelle and Robin B. Rothman, for appellee.

(Before GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.)

(PER CURIAM.) Because the insurance company did not actively participate in the lawsuit or take any action inconsistent with its contractual right to appraisal, we affirm the trial court’s order granting the motion to stay proceedings and compel appraisal. See Gonzalez v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 25 Fla. L. Weekly D2614 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Hill v. Ray Carter Auto Sales, Inc., 745 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999); ARI Mutual Ins. Co. v. Hogen, 734 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Gray Mart, Inc. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 703 So. 2d 1170 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997); Lapidus v. Arlen Beach Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 394 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Further, we find that the remaining issue raised by the insureds lacks merit.

Affirmed.