HYATT LEGAL SERVICES v. RUPPITZ

No. 92-01567.

620 So.2d 1134 (1993)

HYATT LEGAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. Robert RUPPITZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. England, Jr., and Steven M. Goldsmith, Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., for appellant.

Joel D. Eaton, Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, and Walter D. Logan and Thomas D. Masterson, St. Petersburg, for appellee.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

Hyatt Legal Services ("Hyatt") appeals a final judgment awarding damages to Robert Ruppitz. We affirm.

This appeal follows two separate lawsuits. In the first lawsuit, Mr. Ruppitz sued Hyatt and one of its attorneys for malpractice. Hyatt refused to defend that attorney. Mr. Ruppitz obtained a consent judgment from the attorney. Then, in a second lawsuit, Mr. Ruppitz sought relief against Hyatt...

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