Hornbuckle v. Aslani

Full title: Shawnee Hornbuckle, Appellant, v. Aslan Aslani and Aleta Styers, Appellees.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jan 19, 2022

No. 1D20-2964 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2022)

Opinion

1D20-2964

01-19-2022

Shawnee Hornbuckle, Appellant, v. Aslan Aslani and Aleta Styers, Appellees.

Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellant. Harris B. Brown of Harris Brown, P.A., Jacksonville; Charles W. Hall and DeeAnn J. McLemore of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Waddell A. Wallace, Judge.

Brian J. Lee of Morgan & Morgan, PLLC, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Harris B. Brown of Harris Brown, P.A., Jacksonville; Charles W. Hall and DeeAnn J. McLemore of Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See CCM Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Petri Positive Pest Control, Inc., No. SC19-861, 2021 WL 4096926, at *4 (Fla. Sept. 9, 2021) (approving the formula set forth in White v. Steak & Ale of Fla., Inc., 816 So.2d 546 (Fla. 2002), that only pre-offer costs, pre-offer attorneys' fees, and pre-offer prejudgment interest should be included in the "judgment obtained" calculation under section 768.79, Florida Statutes); Nilo v. Fugate, 30 So.3d 623, 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) ("Only those costs incurred pre-demand may be considered in determining whether the total judgment meets the [section 768.79] statutory threshold."); see also Bailey v. Brinson, No. 1D21-500, 2021 WL 5353158, at *1 (Fla. 1st DCA Nov. 17, 2021). 1

B.L Thomas, Makar, and Nordby, JJ, concur 2