Case Name: Eladio GODOY and Lesbia Godoy, Petitioners, v. DADE COUNTY and John A. Braxton, Jr., Respondents
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-03-10
Citations: 428 So. 2d 662
Docket Number: No. 61951
Parties: Eladio GODOY and Lesbia Godoy, Petitioners, v. DADE COUNTY and John A. Braxton, Jr., Respondents.
Judges: ALDERMAN, C.J., and OVERTON and McDONALD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 428
Pages: 662–662

Head Matter:
Eladio GODOY and Lesbia Godoy, Petitioners, v. DADE COUNTY and John A. Braxton, Jr., Respondents.
No. 61951.
Supreme Court of Florida.
March 10, 1983.
Goldstein Professional Association, and Elizabeth K. Clarke of Daniels & Hicks, Miami, for petitioners.
Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty. and John E. Finney, Asst. County Atty., Miami, for respondents.

Opinion:
BOYD, Justice.
We 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.
The 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.
It is so ordered.
ALDERMAN, C.J., and OVERTON and McDONALD, JJ., concur.
ADKINS, J., dissents.