WILLIAM J. WHITE, APPELLANT,
v.
STEAK AND ALE OF FLORIDA, INC., A FOREIGN CORPORATION, D/B/A BENNIGAN'S, APPELLEE

Fla. 2d DCA | 2000-12-15
No. 2D99-5043
THREADGILL, A.C.J., and SCHEB, JOHN M., (Senior) Judge, Concur.
779 So. 2d 527 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2000) Positive Treatment
Cited by 4 cases
Opinion of the Court
STRINGER, Judge.

STRINGER, Judge.

Appellant, William J. White, challenges a final judgment awarding fees and costs to appellee, Steak and Ale of Florida, Inc., pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1993).1 We affirm. See Mincin v. Short, 662 So. 2d 1323 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). We certify conflict with Perez v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 721 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998), review dismissed, 729 So. 2d 390 (Fla.1999).

THREADGILL, A.C.J., and SCHEB, JOHN M., (Senior) Judge, Concur. . The injuries in this case occurred in December of 1993.

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    …PARIENTE, J. We have for review the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in White v. Steak & Ale of Florida, Inc., 779 So. 2d 527, 528 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), which certified conflict with the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Perez v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 721 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998), review dismissed, 729 So. 2d [*548] 390 (Fla.1999). The issue in this…
  • Gulf Coast Transp., Inc. v. Eloisa Andrea Padron, 782 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001)
    …taxable statutory costs are not damages and should not be added to the jury award in determining the judgment obtained under section 768.79. The holding in Mincin has recently been reaffirmed by this court in White v. Steak and Ale of Florida, Inc., 779 So. 2d 527 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), in which this court cited Mincin and certified conflict with Perez v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 721 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (holding that cost should be added to verdict to determine judgment obtained). Thus, we conclude t…

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