Legal Opinion
George Jackmore v. In Re: Estate of William Jackmore, etc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 30, 2014No. 1D11-6680PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant challenges the trial court’s order imposing sanctions against him pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2011). We affirm the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees without discussion. We, however, reverse the trial court’s award of costs. An award of costs is not authorized under section 57.105. See Ferdie v. Isaacson, 8 So.3d 1246, 1251 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009) (explaining that section 57.105 allows for an award of reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party, but makes no mention of costs).
Our colleague concludes that we should remand to the trial court to have the…
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- Henderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- FERDIE v. IsaacsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
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