661 So. 2d 1251 | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 1995
The appellants, Brian Bevan and Jane Be-van, seek relief from the final judgment awarding attorney’s fees and costs to the appellee, William Bean, following the dismissal of their third amended complaint. We reverse because there was no statutory basis supporting the trial court’s award of fees and costs.
The appellee seeks to sustain the trial court’s award under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1991), which was in effect at the time he made his offer of judgment.
Accordingly, because a judgment was not rendered in favor of the appellants, the trial court had no statutory authority to award fees and costs to the appellee. We, therefore, reverse the trial court’s final judgment.
Reversed.
. Chapter 90-119, Laws of Florida, substantially rewrote this section, effective October 1, 1990.
. Moreover, even if we were to apply this statute, , we would still be required to reverse because the motion was not filed within 30 days after entry of the dismissed order as required by section 768.79(6).