Order Denying Appraisal Not Appealable, Florida Court Rules

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida Court of Appeal has affirmed denial of a motion to compel an appraisal in a mold damage case, saying the trial court ruling is non-appealable. Cotton States Mutual Insurance Co. v. D'Alto, No. 1D03-4313 (Fla. Ct. App., 1st Dist.).

Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal said July 30 it relied on the recent Florida Supreme Court decision in Allstate Insurance Co. v. Suarez 833 So. 2d 762 (Fla. 2002), in which the Supreme Court determined that an agreement to submit to an appraisal is not the equivalent of an agreement to resolve a dispute by …