Legal Opinion
Isaias v. H.T. Hackney Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 25, 2015No. 3D13-2593PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSalter, J.
Roberto Isaías and two corporate co-defendants appeal final orders awarding Isaías one-third of his attorney’s fees incurred in defense of the case below and denying any recovery of attorney’s fees to the corporate co-defendants. We reverse and remand with directions to award to all three appellants the entirety of the fees and costs found reasonable by the trial court. 1
Facts and Procedural Background
The appellee, The H.T. Hackney Co. (“Hackney”), is a wholesale grocery distributor which provided products to the Farm Stores chain of convenience stores. Isaías, and certain corporations and…
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