BURTMAN v. PORCHESTER HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 95-4250.

680 So.2d 631 (1996)

Maxine BURTMAN, as Trustee, Appellant, v. PORCHESTER HOLDINGS, INC., John H. Faro, P.A., a Florida corporation, John H. Faro, individually, and Robert V. Romani, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Woodfield of Edwards & Angell, Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles Pettit of Charles Pettit, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Porchester Holdings, Inc.


STONE, Judge.

We reverse an order in this interpleader action denying Appellant's claims for fees and costs based on an offer of judgment. It is undisputed that section 768.79, Florida Statutes, applies only to actions for money damages. The essential issue in this case involved the competing claims to funds deposited in the court registry between Appellee-Porchester Holdings, a judgment creditor of John Faro, and Burtman, the trustee under a family trust to whom...

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