EARNEST & STEWART, INC. v. CODINA

Nos. 98-794, 97-3190, 97-2947 and 97-2612.

732 So.2d 364 (1999)

EARNEST & STEWART, INC., Appellant, v. Armando CODINA, Margarita Codina, Eugene P. Conese and Anna May Conese, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Raskin, for Earnest & Stewart, Inc.

Shubin & Bass and John K. Shubin and Jeffrey S. Bass for the Codinas

Wallace, Bauman, Legon, Fodiman & Shannon and Michael G. Shannon for the Coneses.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and COPE, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

We uphold the decision below that a real estate broker had no viable claim in connection with a particular transaction but reverse the rejection of the defendants' application for attorney's fees under the offer of judgment statute for further consideration.

I.

Although the Codinas had an exclusive listing agreement for the sale of their home with Ross & Associates—under which Ross in fact received a commission when...

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