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442 So. 2d 427

Keyes Co. v. Sherden

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 21, 1983

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1983-12-21

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 2009

2 state decisions

Relies on 436 So. 2d 983 - HARDING RLTY., INC. v. Turnberry Towers Corp. · Randolph v. Neeley

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Decided 1983-12-21

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PER CURIAM.

¶1We affirm summary judgment on the merits. See, Harding Realty, Inc. v. Turnberry Towers Corp., 436 So.2d 983 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

¶2We reverse the award of attorney fees. Appellant’s entitlement to a commission was not irrevocably tied to the buyer’s specific performance action, Randolph v. Neeley, 185 So.2d 785 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966). Also, ambiguities as to when the commission was earned required judicial construction of the contract. Appellant’s case, though unmeritorious, was not so wholly frivolous as to support an award of attorney fees pursuant to Section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1981).

¶3AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and DOWNEY and DELL, JJ., concur.
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