Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

447 So. 2d 1044

Docket Nos. 81-422, 83-938.

Maass v. Christensen

George A. MAASS, Appellant, v. Sigurd CHRISTENSEN, Dola Christensen, His Wife, and Royal Mariner of Fort Lauderdale, Inc., a Florida Corporation Not for Profit, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 11, 1984.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1984-04-11

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently February 1996

5 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“an issue of fact to be determined by the trial court.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 489 So. 2d 1139 - Bill Rivers Trailers, Inc. v. Miller

Relies on 439 So. 2d 887 - Conner v. Conner · B & L MOTORS, INC. v. Bignotti · 422 So. 2d 1098 - Murphy v. Tallardy

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1984-04-11

View the full empirical analysis of this case →

¶1Curtin R. Coleman of Coleman, Leonard & Morrison, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

¶2Gregg W. McClosky and Barry A. Mandelkorn of Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Schuster & Russell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees Christensen.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4This appeal questions the sufficiency of attorney's fees awarded pursuant to our mandate in Maass v. Christensen,414 So.2d 255 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). Bearing in mind "that the reasonableness of attorney's fees is ... an issue of fact, to be determined by the trial court," Conner v. Conner,439 So.2d 887 (Fla. 1983), we have carefully reviewed the record and find that the trial court's award is supported by substantial, competent evidence. In the same vein, we find that appellant has failed to demonstrate that the trial court abused its discretion by awarding $200.00 for appellant's *1045 expert witness. See Section 92.231(2), Florida Statutes (1983); Murphy v. Tallardy,422 So.2d 1098 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); but see B & L Motors, Inc. v. Bignotti,427 So.2d 1070 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). Accordingly, the judgment is

¶5AFFIRMED.

¶6HERSEY, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.

/447/so2d/1044 · .json · Public domain