COASTAL PETROLEUM CO. v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

No. 74975.

583 So.2d 1022 (1991)

COASTAL PETROLEUM CO., etc. Petitioner, v. MOBIL OIL CORP., etc. Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Angerer, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Julian Clarkson and Michael L. Rosen of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for respondent.


KOGAN, Justice.

We have for review Coastal Petroleum Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp., 550 So.2d 158, 161 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), which certified the following question of great public importance:

Does the term "costs" in Rule 1.420(d), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, include reasonable and necessary preparation costs and fees of expert witnesses who were never called to testify because a plaintiff voluntarily dismissed?

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