Legal Opinion
Peyton v. Horner
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 10, 2006No. 2D04-5710PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
920 So.2d 180 (2006)
Donald R. PEYTON, Appellant,
v.
Clyde HORNER and Nicolette Horner, Appellees.
No. 2D04-5710.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 10, 2006.
Donald R. Peyton, pro se.
John K. Renke, II, New Port Richey, for Appellees.
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
Attorney Donald Peyton challenges the award of attorney's fees against him pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes. We reverse because Peyton did not know, nor should he have known, that the claim he raised on behalf of his client was not supported by the material facts necessary to establish the claim.[1]
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