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Hanley v. Kajak

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 30, 1994
647 So. 2d 916 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 94-3030.

November 30, 1994.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Moses Baker, Jr., J.

Barry Carothers, Kramer, Ali, Lambert Fleck, Juno Beach, for appellants.

Donald Kohl, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON MOTION TO RELINQUISH JURISDICTION


The appellee has filed a motion to relinquish jurisdiction of this appeal from a final judgment so that the trial court can award attorney's fees pursuant to a provision in the judgment reserving jurisdiction to award attorney's fees. We join those courts which have concluded that the trial court retains jurisdiction to award attorney's fees under these circumstances, and that relinquishment by the appellate court is unnecessary. Casavan v. Land O'Lakes Realty, Inc. of Leesburg, 526 So.2d 215 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); Bernstein v. Berrin, 516 So.2d 1042 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Bailey v. Bailey, 392 So.2d 49 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). We therefore deny the motion to relinquish jurisdiction as moot.

POLEN, FARMER and KLEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hanley v. Kajak

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 30, 1994
647 So. 2d 916 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Hanley v. Kajak

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL HANLEY AND CONSTANCE HANLEY, APPELLANTS, v. ROBERT J. KAJAK, D/B/A…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 30, 1994

Citations

647 So. 2d 916 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)