Legal Opinion
City of Live Oak v. Harris
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 8, 1997No. 97-1839PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
702 So.2d 276 (1997)
CITY OF LIVE OAK, Florida, Appellant,
v.
Dorothy HARRIS, Appellee.
No. 97-1839.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
December 8, 1997.
Julius F. Parker, Jr., Tallahassee, for Appellant.
W. Roderick Bowdoin of Darby, Peele, Bowdoin & Payne, Lake City, for Appellee.
2Per curiam
The City of Live Oak appeals a final judgment awarding Dorothy Harris attorney's fees in the amount of $55,235.00 after she was awarded damages of $32,580.35 in her negligence suit against the City. Fees were awarded pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1995) because the damages awarded by the…
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