Case Name: Ralph MAFFUCCI, Appellant, v. Louis A. SABATINO, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1962-03-01
Citations: 139 So. 2d 146
Docket Number: No. 61-519
Parties: Ralph MAFFUCCI, Appellant, v. Louis A. SABATINO, Appellee.
Judges: Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C. J., and HORTON and HENDRY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 139
Pages: 146–147

Head Matter:
Ralph MAFFUCCI, Appellant, v. Louis A. SABATINO, Appellee.
No. 61-519.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
March 1, 1962.
See also 139 So.2d 146.
Levy, Leventhal, Goldstein & Krassner, No. Miami Beach, for appellant.
Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Louis Saba-tino, Miami, for appellee.
Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C. J., and HORTON and HENDRY, JJ.

Opinion:
HORTON, Judge.
This appeal is from a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of the appellee for professional services rendered as an attorney at law.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether or not the trial court was in error in adding to the judgment interest on the sum found due the appellee. The jury's verdict was rendered in favor of the appellee in the sum of $4,600 with no mention made of interest.
Before hearing oral argument, this court, by order of December 18, 1961, limited the issue on appeal to the question as stated above. After hearing oral argument, considering the record and the briefs of the parties, we find that the inclusion of interest in the judgment, which was not found by the jury in its verdict, was improper. This has been the law in Florida for some time. Shoup v. Waits, 91 Fla. 378, 107 So. 769; State ex rel. Boulevard Mortgage Co. v. Thompson, 113 Fla. 419, 151 So. 704. This court has followed the line of decisions represented by the former cases as indicated by,the case of Bailey v. Swartz, Fla.App.1957, 97 So.2d 310.
Accordingly, the cause is remanded with directions to enter judgment in accordance with the verdict of the jury but without interest, and as so modified and entered, the judgment will stand affirmed.
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.