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Mertens v. Sites

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 9, 1986
490 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 4-86-0008.

July 9, 1986.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; W. Herbert Moriarty, Judge.

Peter Raben, Miami, for appellants.

Andrew L. Siegel, Plantation, for appellee.


We reverse the order awarding attorney's fees to Blayne Sites pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1976), because the position taken by the Mertenses was not frivolous or entirely devoid of even arguable substance. Whitten v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 410 So.2d 501 (Fla. 1982). See also Glover v. School Board of Hillsborough County, 462 So.2d 116 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), and Allen v. Estate of Dutton, 384 So.2d 171 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).

Reversed.

HERSEY, C.J., and LETTS and WALDEN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Mertens v. Sites

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 9, 1986
490 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Mertens v. Sites

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS A. MERTENS AND LINDA R. MERTENS, APPELLANTS, v. BLAYNE SITES…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 9, 1986

Citations

490 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

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