Mahaney v. Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Glenda Mahaney appeals the order dismissing certain parties from the suit and clarifying the status of the pleadings. We affirm the order in its entirety, but must remand for the trial court to make appropriate written findings to support its earlier award of section 57.105 attorney’s fees. That issue is controlled by our opinion in Schwartz v. W-K Partners, 530 So.2d 456, 458 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), wherein we held:

In entering an award under section 57.105, the trial court must make a finding that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue raised by the losing party. See Fox v.…