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23 Fla. Supp. 2d 182

Bennett v. Lehr

Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · decided 1987-06-09

Relies on 384 So. 2d 171 - Allen v. Estate of Dutton · 396 So. 2d 1187 - City of Deerfield Beach v. Oliver-Hoffman Corp. · 433 So. 2d 15 - Sheriff of Alachua County v. Hardie

Decided 1987-06-09

¶1OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

¶2The sole point on appeal challenges the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees under Section 57.105 Florida Statutes (1979). We reverse upon the holding that the position asserted by the defendant below was not frivolous —that is, entirely devoid of even arguable substance — as is required to invoke the statute. Sheriff of Alachua County v. Hardie, 433 So.2d 15 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); City ofDeerfield Beach v. Oliver Hoffman Corp., 396 So.2d 1187 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981); Allen v. Dutton’s Estate, 384 So.2d 171 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).

¶3The judgment awarding attorney’s fees is reversed.

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