Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Fort Wayne Mortgage Co. v. Warthen

Fort Wayne Mortgage Co. v. Warthen
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 29, 1987 · Joanos, Smith, Wentworth
513 So. 2d 228; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2331; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 12189 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Fort Wayne Mortgage Co. v. Warthen

Opinion of the Court

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of an order by which appellees were awarded damages and attorney's fees for a claim predicated upon defects in a mobile home. Appellees cross-appeal. We find that no point of reversible error has been presented for our review except as to the denial of prejudgment interest. The jury verdict by which appellees were awarded damages for defects in their mobile home expressly found that such defects existed at the time of delivery of the mobile home to appellees. Damages were thus established as of a date certain, and prejudgment interest therefore should have been awarded. See Argonaut Insurance Co. v. May Plumbing Co., 474 So.2d 212 (Fla. 1985).

The order appealed is reversed as to the denial of prejudgment interest and otherwise affirmed, and the cause is remanded.

SMITH, C.J., and JOANOS, J., concur.

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