Key West Seaside, LLC v. Certified Lower Keys Plumbing, Inc.

For me, the dispositive legal point in this case is Seaside’s failure to provide a copy of the transcript of the evidentiary hearing which formed the basis for the trial court’s detailed and well-reasoned order. The order under review specifically states it is based on testimony taken at a hearing on August 22, 2013. Without reviewing the evidence presented and any findings the trial court made orally at the hearing, we are not in a position to opine that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Seaside attorney’s fees for its nominal offer of judgment.

The most basic, black letter…