Legal Opinion
Compass Construction, Inc. v. First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 27, 2011No. 2D09-5444PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Judge.
Compass Construction, Inc., challenges the amount of the attorney’s fees awarded to First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida, Inc., in an action for indemnification. The fees awarded to First Baptist substantially exceeded the amount actually charged by First Baptist’s attorney for his services. Because the trial court was limited by the noncontingent fee agreement between First Baptist and its attorney in making the award of fees against Compass, we reverse the final judgment for attorney’s fees.
I. THE FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Compass and First Baptist were both named as…
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