Bevan v. Bean

The appellants, Brian Bevan and Jane Be-van, seek relief from the final judgment awarding attorney’s fees and costs to the appellee, William Bean, following the dismissal of their third amended complaint. We reverse because there was no statutory basis supporting the trial court’s award of fees and costs.

The appellee seeks to sustain the trial court’s award under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1991), which was in effect at the time he made his offer of judgment.1 We reject this argument because it is well-settled that we must apply the version of the statute in effect at the time a cause…