SONTAG v. STATE DEPT. OF BANKING & FINANCE

Nos. 95-241, 95-255.

669 So.2d 283 (1996)

Michael W. SONTAG and Donna Sontag, husband and wife; and Vasilios Birlidis, an individual, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Semet, Lickstein, Morgenstern, Berger, Friend, Brooke & Gordon and Paul S. Berger, Coral Gables; Shubin & Bass and John K. Shubin, Miami, for appellants.

Robert F. Milligan and Deborah Guller, Miami, for appellee.

Before BASKIN, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

On March 24, 1992, the trial court, in an eviction action brought by Michael and Donna Sontag against Vasilios Birlidis, entered a final judgment in favor of the Sontags awarding compensatory damages in the amount of $105,000.00 and punitive damages in the amount of $475,000.00. Pursuant to section 768.73(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1991),1 the trial court specifically ordered that sixty percent of the $475,000.00 award of punitive...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases