Ariko v. Nicholson

DAUKSCH, Judge.

ON MOTION FOR REVIEW OF COST JUDGMENT

Appellee seeks our review of an order awarding appeal costs to appellants. We have jurisdiction under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.400(c).

Appellants sought a new trial because they were denied an appeal of the trial they lost. This court awarded a new trial because the court reporter lost the trial notes in a house fire, and the record could not be reconstructed. See Ariko v. Nicholson, 606 So.2d 435 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992). Through no real fault of anyone the new trial must be had so that effective appellate review can be afforded the…