2D05-3270 / Frosti v. Creel

State: Florida

Court: Florida Southern District Court

Docket No: 2D05-3270

Case Date: 12/20/2006

Plaintiff: 2D05-3270 / Frosti

Defendant: Creel

Preview:NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT

SANDRA FROSTI,

) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) LaVERNE CREEL, as Personal ) Representative of the Estate of ) WILLIAM H. HOUK, deceased, ) ) Appellee. ) ________________________________ ) Opinion filed Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Anthony Rondolino, Judge. William J. Capito of Law Offices of William J. Capito, Lutz, for Appellant. Scot E. Samis and Jeffrey M. Adams of Abbey, Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller & Lancaster, L.L.P., St. Petersburg, for Appellee.

Case No. 2D05-3270

SALCINES, Judge. Sandra Frosti appeals the trial court's order entered after final judgment which denied her motion for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 and section 768.79(1), Florida Statutes

(1995), because her proposals for settlement had been filed prematurely. We affirm. See Bottcher v. Walsh, 834 So. 2d 183 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). In Mills v. Martinez, 909 So. 2d 340, 344 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005), the Fifth District certified conflict with Bottcher; accordingly, we certify conflict with Mills. Affirmed; conflict certified.

NORTHCUTT and SILBERMAN, JJ., Concur.

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