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428 So. 2d 662

Godoy v. Dade County

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 10, 1983

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1983-03-10

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently September 1998

4 state decisions

Relies on Ivory v. State · 422 So. 2d 838 - Berek v. Metropolitan Dade County · 360 So. 2d 99 - State Bd. of Regents v. Yant

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Decided 1983-03-10

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BOYD, Justice.

¶1We have for review a decision of the Third District Court of Appeal, Godoy v. Dade County, 410 So.2d 1000 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982), which expressly and directly conflicts with State, Board of Regents v. Yant, 360 So.2d 99 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 364 So.2d 892 (Fla.1978). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

¶2The issue in this case, concerning the assessment of costs against a county, was resolved by our recent decision in Berek v. Metropolitan Dade County, 422 So.2d 838 (Fla.1982). We held there that although costs are recoverable the statutory maximum amount of recovery is an absolute limit to a county government’s liability, including damages, costs, and post-judgment interest. Since the district court’s decision is correct under Berek, we approve it.

¶3It is so ordered.

ALDERMAN, C.J., and OVERTON and McDONALD, JJ., concur.ADKINS, J., dissents.
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