LEIGH M. FISHER, P.A., APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE,
v.
GARY D. ACKERMAN AND BETTY ACKERMAN; RODNEY D. FLYNN, P.A., APPELLEES/CROSS-APPELLANTS

Fla. 2d DCA | 1999-11-12
No. 98-03733
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SALCINES, J., Concur.
744 So. 2d 582 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (1999) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
THREADGILL, Judge.

THREADGILL, Judge.

Leigh M. Fisher, P.A., defendant in an action for legal malpractice, appeals a final judgment entered against it after jury trial. The Ackermans, plaintiffs in that action, cross appeal based on the trial court’s failure to award prejudgment interest in the final judgment. We affirm the final judgment in all respects except one. Because the verdict in this case liquidated damages as of a date certain, the Acker-mans were entitled to an award of prejudgment interest. See Argonaut Ins. Co. v. May Plumbing Co., 474 So. 2d 212 (Fla.1985). We therefore remand to the trial court for entry of an award of prejudgment interest.

Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded.

CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SALCINES, J., Concur.

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    …mage by its verdict, the plaintiff is entitled to interest on that amount, and the interest is to be included in the final judgment. See Palm Beach County Sch. Bd. v. Montgomery, 641 So. 2d 183 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Leigh M. Fisher, P.A. v. Ackerman, 744 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). We, therefore, remand to the trial court for entry of an award of prejudgment interest. Amerace Corp., 753 So. 2d at 593. The holding in Amerace conflicts with the holdings in Easkold and Rockman. In Easkold, the First Distric…
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    …mage by its verdict, the plaintiff is entitled to interest on that amount, and the interest is to be included in the final judgment. See Palm Beach County Sch. Bd. v. Montgomery, 641 So. 2d 183 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Leigh M. Fisher, P.A. v. Ackerman, 744 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). We, therefore, remand to the trial court for entry of an award of prejudgment interest. NORTHCUTT and SALCINES, JJ., concur.…

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