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BEVERLY ENTERPRISES-FLORIDA v. SPILMAN

No. 96-1157.

689 So.2d 1230 (1997)

BEVERLY ENTERPRISES—FLORIDA, INC., etc., Appellant, v. Wilbur W. SPILMAN, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Leverett Parenti, of Parenti, Falk, Waas & Frazier, P.A., Coral Gables, for Appellants.

James L. Wilkes, II, and Ed Lyons of Wilkes & McHugh, P.A., Tampa, and Dennis J. Wall, of Dennis J. Wall, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

HARRIS, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the 1994 amendment to section 55.03, Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), affects the legal rate of interest accruing on a final judgment entered before the effective date of such amendment. We hold that it does not and affirm the trial court.

In January, 1994, a judgment was entered against Beverly Enterprises—Florida, Inc. The legal interest rate at the time of entry of the judgment was 12%. The judgment...

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