Legal Opinion

Hanna v. Beverly Enterprises-Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-2581PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKlein, J.

Appellant, as the guardian of Esther Wagner, entered into a contract with ap-pellee nursing home to provide care for Wagner. The contract provided for prevailing party attorney’s fees if the nursing home filed suit and was “a prevailing party in litigation against any party to this agreement.” The nursing home brought this action against the appellant, individually, for payments due. Appellant prevailed, because he had signed the contract only as the guardian. He claims he is entitled to attorney’s fees under section 57.105(2), Florida Statutes (1995) which makes a one-sided provision for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Katz v. Van Der NoordSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Florida Medical Center, Inc. v. McCoyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. v. FitzgeraldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. American Home Assurance Co. v. Weaver Aggregate Transport, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2011
  3. Fielder v. Weinstein Design Group, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Max Abecassis v. Eugene M. Cummings, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API