ASPEN v. BAYLESS

Nos. 75107, 75559.

564 So.2d 1081 (1990)

Karen Jeanne Smolic ASPEN, F/K/a Karen Jeanne Smolic, Petitioner, v. Brooke T. BAYLESS, Respondent. Sandra HOUGH, Etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Joseph W. HUFFMAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Shelton Philips of Kaleel & Kaleel, P.A., St. Petersburg, for petitioner Aspen.

Andrew A. Graham, Maureen M. Matheson and Robert M. Moletteire of Reinman, Harrell, Graham, Mitchell & Wattwood, P.A., Melbourne, for petitioner Hough.

T. Philip Hanson, Jr. of Greenfelder, Mander, Hanson & Murphy, Dade City, for respondent Bayless.

Robert L. Donald and H.A. Rigdon of Haas, Boehm, Brown, Ridgon & Seacrest, P.A., Tampa, for respondent Huffman.

Janet DeLaura Harrison of Smalbein, Johnson, Rosier, Bussey, Rooney & Ebbets, P.A., Rockledge, for respondent Woodling.

Alan E. McMichael of Stripling & McMichael, P.A., Gainesville, amicus curiae for The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

Jack W. Shaw, Jr. of Mathews, Osborne, McNatt & Cobb, P.A., Jacksonville, amicus curiae for Florida Defense Lawyers' Ass'n.

Bonita L. Kneeland of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, amicus curiae for The Florida Ass'n for Ins. Review.

Donna E. Albert, Fort Lauderdale, amicus curiae for Watersports Claims Management, Ltd.


McDONALD, Justice.

We have for review Aspen v. Bayless, 552 So.2d 298 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), and Hough v. Huffman, 555 So.2d 942 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). In Aspen the second district certified the following question as being of great public importance:

Can a nonparty recover costs it has incurred on behalf of a named party under the rule and statutes regarding offers of...

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