Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Corbett
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 1, 1990No. 89-2223PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
556 So.2d 477 (1990)
Clyde T. BOWMAN, et al., Petitioners,
v.
James J. CORBETT, et al., Respondents.
No. 89-2223.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
February 1, 1990.
Michael D. Holliday, Melbourne, for petitioners.
No appearance for respondents.
COWART, Judge.
The issue in this case is whether a prevailing party may recover an award of attorney's fees in a breach of contract action without having pled a contractual right to such an award.
Clyde and Velma Bowman entered into a real estate agreement with James and Mary Corbett which included the standard provision for the recovery of…
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