Hurricane Frances pounds houseboat against pier at Jensen Beach, which is east of Port St. Lucie, in 2004. Photo by J. Albert Diaz/ALM Hurricane Frances pounds houseboat against pier at Jensen Beach, which is east of Port St. Lucie, in 2004. (Photo by J. Albert Diaz/ALM)

Almost exactly 16 years after Hurricane Frances pounded Florida, the state Supreme Court is poised to take up an insurance dispute stemming from the storm.

The justices soon will hear arguments in an appeal by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., which is fighting the possibility of having to compensate owners of Brevard County apartment buildings for lost rental income that occurred as the insurer and owners tangled over a damage claim.

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