Legal Opinion

Johns v. Senn

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 31, 1997No. 96-1721PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Appellant seeks review of two orders of the trial court. The first order granted summary judgment in favor of appellee with respect to the malicious prosecution action brought by appellant. The second order awarded a prevailing party attorney’s fee to appellee pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes. The statute authorizes an award of attorney’s fees to the prevailing party when the trial court finds the losing party has asserted a frivolous claim. We affirm the order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee without further comment. However, we reverse the order awarding an…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Whitten v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Muckenfuss v. Deltona CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Steuart Petroleum v. Lloyd's LondonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API