PAYNE v. SPIER

No. 89-1420.

562 So.2d 440 (1990)

Jimmy Allen PAYNE, Appellant, v. Ruth B. SPIER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Kreusler-Walsh of Klein & Walsh, P.A., and Betty J. King of Lytal & Reiter, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Thomas G. Guzda of Jones and Kaifert, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


SALMON, MICHAEL H., Associate Judge.

After a favorable jury verdict and resulting judgment, the plaintiff moved to tax costs, including a requested award to reimburse for expert testimony for a rehabilitation expert and an economist. Dissatisfied with the award, the appellant filed this appeal. We reverse.

The trial judge announced that he would only award an amount for each expert which represented a reasonable fee for trial time, and declined to consider...

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