Legal Opinion
Davis v. Redwood Apartments, Ltd.
Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida
Decided September 24, 1986No. Appeal Nos. L-507 and L-508Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
OLIVER L. GREEN, JR., Circuit Judge.
The appellants’ Motions for consolidated of the above appeals are granted.
The appellants bring these appeals from orders of the trial Judge *106denying awards of attorneys fees, as provided for in Section 83.48 Florida Statutes. The appellants were the successful litigants in Landlord and Tenant actions below.
The trial Judge determined that the subject statute provided for “recovery” of attorney fees to “the party”, and since the appellants did not incur the responsibility for paying fees, neither should they recover any such fees.…
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