Legal Opinion

Kempton v. McComb

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 15, 2019No. Case No. 5D18-1021PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

William Kempton appeals the trial court's order awarding attorney's fees and costs to Lawrence McComb, pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (2015), and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. The award of attorney's fees and costs was *273based on the trial court's entry of a final judgment in favor of Mr. McComb after applying section 768.36, Florida Statutes (2015), to completely bar recovery by Mr. Kempton. We recently reversed the final judgment in favor of Mr. McComb with directions to enter a final judgment awarding damages to Mr. Kempton in accordance with the jury's apportionment…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Hollywood v. WittDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Hodge v. CichonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. Kempton v. McCombDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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