White ex rel. Johnson v. Cowles Florida Broadcasting, Inc.

Appellants maintain on this appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in taxing costs against them pursuant to the offer of judgment rule, Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.442. They further urge that the amount of the costs awarded was excessive. We disagree and affirm on both points. Appellants’ first argument, that taxation of costs was unjustified because the offers by appellee were made to them jointly rather than individually, has recently been resolved in appellees’ favor by this court’s opinion in Tucker v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. of Shelby, Ohio, 343 So.2d 1357 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).

Appellants…