Standafer v. Schaller

FULMER, Judge.

Appellants W. Scott Standafer and James Czachowski raise several issues challenging the determination, in a jury trial, that appel-lee Fred Schaller was not liable for negligent misrepresentation or civil theft in the sale of a rare gold coin to Standafer and Czachow-ski. We find merit only in the challenge to the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to Schaller under the ciyil theft statute, section 772.11, Florida Statutes (1997).

The trial court awarded attorney’s fees to Schaller based on its finding that “the jury did not find by clear and convincing evidence that Schaller…