Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

Taurus Construction, Inc. v. Germania of America, Inc.

Taurus Construction, Inc. v. Germania of America, Inc.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 24, 1991 · Garrett, Glickstein, Warner
578 So. 2d 820; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3701; 1991 WL 60862 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Taurus Construction, Inc. v. Germania of America, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. As to the civil theft judgment, there was evidence that appellant, Taurus Construction, Inc., used (for the benefit of another corporation) residual construction funds intended to be deposited in a “rent reserve” account to insure that investors received a guaranteed return on their investment. See Masvidal v. Ochoa, 505 So.2d 555 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

GLICKSTEIN and GARRETT, JJ., concur. WARNER, J., concurs in part, dissents in part with opinion.

Concurring in Part

WARNER, Judge,

concurs in part, dissents in part.

I concur in the judgments of $52,309.80 and $3,150. However, having reviewed the evidence in light of the various contracts between the parties, I would reverse the civil theft judgment for $1,319,369.40 based on Berney v. State, 38 So.2d 55 (Fla. 1948) (money paid for goods or services under a contract ceases to be the property of the promisee when paid to the promisor).

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