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Mannion v. Mannion

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 26, 1982
414 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. AG-88.

May 26, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Okaloosa County, G. Robert Barron, J.

George E. Day, Fort Walton Beach, for appellant.

James W. Grimsley of Smith, Grimsley, Remington, Kessler Simpson, Fort Walton Beach, for appellee.


Husband's voluntary dismissal of his suit for marriage dissolution deprived the trial court of power subsequently to order his payment of the wife's attorney's fees. Knight v. County of Alachua, 396 So.2d 846 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). Accordingly, the order is

REVERSED.

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., C.J., and ERVIN and SHAW, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Mannion v. Mannion

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 26, 1982
414 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

Mannion v. Mannion

Case Details

Full title:JAMES J. MANNION, APPELLANT, v. BETTY JEAN MANNION, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: May 26, 1982

Citations

414 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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