Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 89-C-0593. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. NICHOLAS F. RIPPON, JR. v. VARIABLE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATORS, INC., AND DEPENDABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Denied. DIXON, C.J., would grant the writ and reinstate the judgment of the trial court. CALOGERO, J., would grant the writ.