Case Name: Leonard NELSON, Appellant, v. AmSOUTH BANK OF FLORIDA as Successor P.R. of the Estate of Patricia C. Cole, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-09-25
Citations: 699 So. 2d 810
Docket Number: No. 96-4624
Parties: Leonard NELSON, Appellant, v. AmSOUTH BANK OF FLORIDA as Successor P.R. of the Estate of Patricia C. Cole, Appellees.
Judges: BOOTH, JOANOS and WOLF, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 699
Pages: 810–810

Head Matter:
Leonard NELSON, Appellant, v. AmSOUTH BANK OF FLORIDA as Successor P.R. of the Estate of Patricia C. Cole, Appellees.
No. 96-4624.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 25, 1997.
W.H.F. Wiltshire of Harrell, Wiltshire, P.A., Pensacola, for appellant.
Dennis K. Larry of Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond, Stackhouse & Stone, Pensacola, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final judgment of the trial court, except as to the inclusion of prejudgment interest in the calculation of treble damages for civil theft. Prejudgment interest may only be awarded on the amount actually stolen; it may not be awarded on the trebled amount. See Greenberg v. Grossman, 683 So.2d 156 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).
REVERSED and REMANDED with directions to calculate and award prejudgment interest only on the principal amount involved.
BOOTH, JOANOS and WOLF, JJ., concur.