Legal Opinion

Florida State University, Board of Trustees v. Monk

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 10, 2013No. 1D12-2949PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We affirm the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2009), finding no abuse of discretion. However, the trial court did not have discretion to deny the recovery of costs by *174appellant, as the prevailing party, under section 57.041, Florida Statutes (2009). Campbell v. State, Dep’t of Legal Affairs, 110 So.3d 478 (Fla. 1st DCA Mar.8, 2013). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the taxation of costs in appellant’s favor.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED for further proceedings.

PADOVANO, THOMAS, and SWANSON,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Campbell v. State, Department of Legal AffairsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wilkerson v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Paul R. Messer and Betty J. Messer v. Mark James Sander, and Julia Dils Sander, etc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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