BANDERAS v. BANCO CENT. DEL ECUADOR

Nos. 83-1477, 83-2070.

461 So.2d 265 (1985)

J. Fernando BANDERAS, Monica L. Banderas, Pablo Rodrigo Banderas, Milton R. Bengoa, Pan American Bank of Miami, N.A., P.A.P. General Hospital, Voight, Inc., a/K/a Voight Hospital, American Baptist Hospital, St. John's Hospital, Florida Aviation Corp., Banla International Sales Corp., et al., Appellants, v. BANCO CENTRAL del ECUADOR, an Agency of the Government of Ecuador, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. Pavlick, Miami, Lawrence D. Felder, Fort Lauderdale, Shepherd D. Johnston, Miami, for appellants.

McDermott, Will & Emery and Charles A. Intriago, Mark L. Yeager and Kevin T. Keating, Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HENDRY and FERGUSON, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

The individual and corporate defendants appeal from a final judgment entered after a non-jury trial on Banco Central del Ecuador's ("Central Bank") cause of action for common law fraud and damages under the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), sections 895.01-895.06, Florida Statutes (1981). The trial court, after making extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law, found for the Central Bank and awarded it treble...

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