(Download) "Oriental Imports v. Rosario Alilin and E. Roger Alilin" by Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Oriental Imports v. Rosario Alilin and E. Roger Alilin
- Author : Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 12, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Oriental Imports, Inc., Aubrey Lee Potts, and Tamiko Potts (collectively referred to as Oriental), defendants below, appeal
the denial of an award of costs and attorneys fees after receiving a favorable jury verdict in a negligence action. Oriental
made two pre-trial offers of judgment, pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1987), which the plaintiffs failed to
accept. Oriental requested attorneys fees pursuant to section 768.79 and costs pursuant to section 57.041 of the Florida Statutes.
Both requests were denied. The questions presented are: (1) whether a defendant, who has made an offer of judgment and who has received a favorable
jury verdict, may be awarded attorneys fees pursuant to section 768.79; and (2) whether under section 57.041, a judge has
discretion to deny recovery of costs to the prevailing party. The answer to both questions is no.