Legal Opinion · Dissent

Salame v. 1st Priority Restoration, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 24, 2017No. 3D16-2200Published

1DissentSuarez, C.J.

I respectfully dissent.

This matter arises out of an attorney’s fee dispute of a very highly contested matter originating in county court and ending up after appeal in the circuit court Appellate Division. That panel affirmed a final judgment of the county court awarding 1st Priority Restoration its attorney’s fees and costs. It therefore comes to us on second tier certiorari and the majority is correct that our standard of review is extremely limited. Applying that limited standard of review I conclude the petitioner correctly asserts that the Circuit Court Appellate Division’s per curiam…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Haines City Community Dev. v. HeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Custer Medical Center v. United Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2010
  3. United Automobile Insurance Co. v. Santa Fe Medical CenterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  4. WEKIVA SPRINGS RESERVE HOMEOWNERS v. BinnsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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