Case Name: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant, v. Kevin NIOSI, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-08-14
Citations: 583 So. 2d 441
Docket Number: No. 90-2985
Parties: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant, v. Kevin NIOSI, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY and FARMER, JJ., and WALDEN, JAMES H., Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 583
Pages: 441–441

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant, v. Kevin NIOSI, Appellee.
No. 90-2985.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 14, 1991.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and George L. Waas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.
No brief filed on behalf of appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This case was before this court previously (see State v. Niosi, 552 So.2d 244 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989)), and this court did then reverse the award of damages in the sum of $20,000.00 and remand with the instruction to reduce the award "to nominal damages only." Upon remand the trial court reduced the damage award to $750.00. Appellant again appeals. We reverse and remand with instructions to award nominal damages in a sum not to exceed $1.00. In our opinion the sum of $750 exceeds nominal damages. See Baden v. Sunset Fuel Co., 225 Or. 116, 357 P.2d 410 (1960); Gould v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., 6 Utah 2d 187, 309 P.2d 802 (1957).
We affirm the award of costs.
Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith.
DOWNEY and FARMER, JJ., and WALDEN, JAMES H., Senior Judge, concur.