GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INS. CO. v. THOMPSON

No. 93-03704.

641 So.2d 189 (1994)

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. Jennie THOMPSON and Michael Martindell, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Lonigro, Raymond A. Haas and Mark S. Ramey of Haas, Austin, Ley, Roe & Patsko, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Bruce D. Frankel of Parvey & Frankel Attorneys, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellee Jennie Thompson.

No appearance for appellee Michael Martindell.


CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), challenges the trial court's order denying GEICO attorney's fees pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1991), when there was no finding by the trial court that GEICO's offer of judgment to appellee Jennie Thompson was made in bad faith. We agree and reverse.

Appellee Jennie Thompson sued Michael Martindell for injuries she received in an automobile accident that...

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