Housing Investment Corp. v. American Bancshares Mortgage Co.

The appellant, Housing Investment Corporation of Florida, a lender of money for the construction industry, was the plaintiff in the trial court. It brings these consolidated appeals from (1) a final judgment entered upon the defendant’s motion for an involuntary dismissal pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(b), and (2) a subsequent order allowing attorneys’ fees to the defendant. We affirm in each case for the reasons which follow.

The first point, directed to the final judgment, urges that the trial judge improperly considered some of defendant’s evidence, which was taken out of…