Crowley's Concrete, Inc., and Kelly Malone v. Edward Gathercole

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA CROWLEY'S CONCRETE, INC. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO and KELLY MALONE, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Appellants, CASE NO. 1D14-1116 v. EDWARD GATHERCOLE, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed May 27, 2015. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Harvey L. Jay, III, Judge. Rhonda B. Boggess and Gina P. Grimsley, Jacksonville, for Appellants. John S. Mills and Andrew D. Manko, The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. We affirm the trial court’s judgment on all issues raised in the appeal and the cross-appeal, without discussion. Appellee’s motion for appellate attorney’s fees is granted, conditioned upon the trial court’s determination that the actual proposals for settlement to each defendant complied with the requirements of section 768.79, Florida Statutes, and rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The trial court is the appropriate forum for the presentation of any argument regarding the propriety of the proposals and the monetary values of the proposals as compared to the judgment obtained. Accordingly, the case is remanded for determination of Appellee’s appellate attorney’s fees, as conditioned. See Rudolph v. Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A., 901 So. 2d 423 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). MARSTILLER and SWANSON, JJ., and CALOCA-JOHNSON, DAWN, ASSOCIATE JUDGE, CONCUR. 2