Case Name: NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., a California corporation, d/b/a Bauder Fashion College, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Ira KIRKLAND, Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-07-07
Citations: 635 So. 2d 33
Docket Number: Nos. 92-1622, 92-2130, 92-2232 and 92-2961
Parties: NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., a California corporation, d/b/a Bauder Fashion College, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Ira KIRKLAND, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
Judges: ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., and MAGER, GERALD, Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 635
Pages: 33–34

Head Matter:
NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., a California corporation, d/b/a Bauder Fashion College, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Ira KIRKLAND, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
Nos. 92-1622, 92-2130, 92-2232 and 92-2961.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 7, 1993.
On Motion for Rehearing Feb. 2, 1994.
Clarification, Rehearing, Rehearing En Banc and Certification Denied May 6, 1994.
Consolidated appeals and cross-appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Geoffrey D. Cohen, Judge.
Ben J. Weaver, Weaver, Kuvin, Weaver, & Lipton, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant, cross-appellee.
Jerome L. Hall, Jerome L. Hall, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Edwin P. Krieger of Quinton, Lummus, Dunwody & Jensen, P.A., Miami for appellee, cross-appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a final judgment entered on a jury verdict in appellee's favor on his claim for breach of contract. We find no reversible error on either party's claims, except as to appellant's claim that the trial court erred in failing to limit appellee's damages to the payments due under the contract as of the date of the verdict, plus interest thereon. We agree that absent an acceleration clause or other appropriate means, the appellee did not demonstrate his present entitlement to those future payments. Of course, should appellant fail to make the remaining payments, appel-lee will have the right to sue for those payments and will be entitled to the res judicata effect of the present judgment in any subsequent action.
Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions that the trial court enter an amended judgment for payments due as of the date of the verdict plus interest thereon.
ANSTEAD and WARNER, JJ., and MAGER, GERALD, Senior Judge, concur.