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City of Lauderhill v. Philpart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 6, 1990
561 So. 2d 479 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-1842.

June 6, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Barbara Bridge, Judge.

Lisa N. Hodapp of Michelson Zippin, P.A., Tamarac, for appellant.

Alan Rosenthal and Mindy C. Funk, of Rosenthal Yarchin, Miami for appellee-Ford Consumer Credit Co.


We reverse the attorney's fees awarded pursuant to § 57.105, Fla. Stat. (1989), to Ford Consumer Credit Company.

The trial court erroneously ruled that the complaint failed to raise any justiciable issue of law or fact based on its incorrect conclusion that because the original copy of the claim of lien filed by the Code Enforcement Board was not certified, it was unenforceable under § 162.09, Fla. Stat. (1989).

We cannot say that the complaint was completely absent any justiciable issue, as required for an award of attorney's fees under § 57.105, Fla. Stat. (1989), where the only defect in the complaint could be cured by filing an amended complaint with a certified copy of the claim of lien.

REVERSED.

GUNTHER, POLEN and GARRETT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

City of Lauderhill v. Philpart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 6, 1990
561 So. 2d 479 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

City of Lauderhill v. Philpart

Case Details

Full title:CITY OF LAUDERHILL, APPELLANT, v. FRANCES D. PHILPART AND FORD CONSUMER…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jun 6, 1990

Citations

561 So. 2d 479 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)