Jackson v. Griffith

421 So.2d 677 (1982)

Richard D. JACKSON, Appellant,

v.

Thomas B. GRIFFITH, Appellee.

No. 82-188.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 3, 1982.

Thomas P. Quinn, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Thomas B. Griffith, Boca Raton, for appellee.

BERANEK, Judge.

Appellee, Thomas B. Griffith, an attorney, sued appellant, Richard D. Jackson, for attorney's fees in relation to a real estate transaction. The complaint was based solely on a written instrument signed by appellant, whereby he agreed to pay appellee a fee of $4,000. In its final judgment, the trial court found that the…