Legal Opinion
Asinmaz v. Semrau
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 1, 2010No. 4D09-1027PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
The trial court awarded attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes, to the appellee for her defense in this defamation action, concluding that the plaintiff and his attorney had no evidence to support that the appellee acted with express malice when she made a police report accusing the plaintiff of stealing her jewels. We reverse, because the evidence in possession of the plaintiff presented a justiciable issue.
Appellant Asinmaz is a jeweler who owned a store in Boca Raton. Semrau took her diamond ring to him to be repaired. When she returned to pick it up, she looked at…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fridovich v. FridovichSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Nodar v. GalbreathSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc. v. ReidSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- McCurdy v. CollisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Montgomery v. KnoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1887
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3Cited by11 opinions
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