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Maass v. Christensen

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 11, 1984
447 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

Opinion

Nos. 81-422, 83-938.

April 11, 1984.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, Miette Burnstein, J.

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

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


This 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 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

AFFIRMED.

HERSEY, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Maass v. Christensen

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 11, 1984
447 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)
Case details for

Maass v. Christensen

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE A. MAASS, APPELLANT, v. SIGURD CHRISTENSEN, DOLA CHRISTENSEN, HIS…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Apr 11, 1984

Citations

447 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

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