Clark v. Finger’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
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cited by 1 later decisions
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states following
February 2003
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 382 So. 2d 1197 - Canakaris v. Canakaris · 44 So. 2d 656 - Provus v. Provus · Marion Mortgage Co. v. Moorman · Cohn v. Cohn · 38 So. 2d 60 - Rainey v. Rainey
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“Relevant considerations include the extent to which a master hears witnesses, examines and considers evidence, tries and determines controverted questions of facts, investigates, determines controverted accounts, and makes reports of proceedings and results to the court.... Marion Mortg. Co. v. Moorman, 100 Fla. 1522 , 131 So. 650 (1930). The difficulty, intricacy, complexity and burden of the controversy are also important factors.... And compensation should be commensurately with the master's ability, experience and fitness, and the responsibility imposed on him or her. Marion Mortg. Similarly, the helpfulness of the report and the expertise used to prepare the report is an appropriate consideration for the trial court. Anderson v. City of North Miami, 99 So.2d 861 (Fla.1957). Useless and unnecessary labor would not be a proper ground for compensation. Id.”
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