Case Name: Richard S. BURLING, as administrator of the Estate of Richard Ernst, Jr., Deceased, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF the STATE OF FLORIDA, South Florida Yacht Sales, Inc., d/b/a Sailfish Marina, Michael Gregory, and Jersey Boats, Inc., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-10-11
Citations: 549 So. 2d 820
Docket Number: Nos. 88-0094, 88-0965
Parties: Richard S. BURLING, as administrator of the Estate of Richard Ernst, Jr., Deceased, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF the STATE OF FLORIDA, South Florida Yacht Sales, Inc., d/b/a Sailfish Marina, Michael Gregory, and Jersey Boats, Inc., Appellees.
Judges: ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 549
Pages: 820–821

Head Matter:
Richard S. BURLING, as administrator of the Estate of Richard Ernst, Jr., Deceased, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF the STATE OF FLORIDA, South Florida Yacht Sales, Inc., d/b/a Sailfish Marina, Michael Gregory, and Jersey Boats, Inc., Appellees.
Nos. 88-0094, 88-0965.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 11, 1989.
Barbara J. Compiani and Larry Klein of Klein, Beranek & Walsh, West Palm Beach, and William E. Guy, Jr., Stuart for appellant.
Joseph L. Mannikko of Frasier & Man-nikko, Port St. Lucie, for Appellee — South Florida Yacht Sales Inc., d/b/a/ Sailfish Marina.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the award of attorney's fees but reverse the judgment for damages and remand with directions that judgment be entered for $3,000.00 plus legal interest. We find that the maximum damages proven for the civil theft claim were in the amount of $1,000.00. Accordingly, the maximum amount of damages recoverable under the civil theft statute is three times that amount, or $3,000.00.
ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and WARNER, JJ., concur.