Legal Opinion
Hostetter-Jones v. Morris Newspaper Corp.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 12, 1991No. 91-633PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DIAMANTIS, Judge.
Appellant Izetta-Su Hostetter-Jones appeals a final judgment entered in favor of appellee Morris Newspaper Corporation. We affirm the final judgment of the trial court with respect to all matters raised on appeal except as to the award of attorney’s fees to appellee, which we reverse.
Appellant brought a negligence case against the appellee and the jury found that appellee was not negligent. The trial court awarded attorney’s fees to appellee pursuant to rule 1.442 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure which provides in pertinent part:
Rule 1.442 OFFER OF JUDGMENT
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