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Pierpont v. Pierpont

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 12, 1991
578 So. 2d 780 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-01984.

April 12, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Helen S. Hansel, Judge.

R. Michael Robinson, St. Petersburg, for appellant Pierpont.

Enrique Escarraz, III, St. Petersburg, for appellant Robinson.

David M. Wall, Clearwater, for appellee.


We affirm the awards of attorney's fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1989), except that we reverse to the extent such fees included attorney's fees for work to recover attorney's fees when the prevailing party has no interest in the fee recovered. See U.S. Security Ins. Co. v. Cole, 579 So.2d 153 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991); B L Motors, Inc. v. Bignotti, 427 So.2d 1070 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983), disapproved on other grounds, Travieso v. Travieso, 474 So.2d 1184 (Fla. 1985).

Reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent herewith.

LEHAN, A.C.J., and FRANK and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Pierpont v. Pierpont

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 12, 1991
578 So. 2d 780 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Pierpont v. Pierpont

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET LOUISE PIERPONT AND R. MICHAEL ROBINSON, APPELLANTS, v. W.H…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 12, 1991

Citations

578 So. 2d 780 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)