SC04-2443 – Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc., Etc., Et Al. v. Leslie Reid, Et Al.

State: Florida

Docket No: SC04-2443

Case Date: 05/11/2006

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SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, INC., etc., et al., Petitioners, vs. LESLIE REID, et al., Respondents. [May 11, 2006] WELLS, J. We have for review the decision in Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc. v. Reid, 888 So. 2d 102 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004). In this case, the Third District held that "the trial court may award costs pursuant to a final judgment's reservation of jurisdiction despite a party's failure to comply with the 30-day time period set forth in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.525." Id. at 104. The Third District agreed with the Fourth District Court of Appeal's decision in Fisher v. John Carter & Associates, Inc., 864 So. 2d 493 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). The Third District certified conflict with the Second District Court of Appeal's decision in Gulf Landings Ass'n, Inc. v. Hershberger, 845 So. 2d 344 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003), and the Fifth

District Court of Appeal's decision in Wentworth v. Johnson, 845 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). The Third District's decision is also in conflict with the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in State Department of Transportation v. Southtrust Bank, 886 So. 2d 393 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). We have jurisdiction. See art. V,

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