Taylor v. Taylor

Full title: FLOYD M. TAYLOR, APPELLANT, v. JANE TAYLOR, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 4, 1977

351 So. 2d 386 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. EE-89.

November 4, 1977.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Duval County; John E. Santora, Jr., Judge.

Charles A. Sorenson, of Forbes Meide Law Offices, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Clarence M. Wood, of Wood, Donaldson Godfrey, Jacksonville, for appellee.

SMITH, Acting Chief Judge.

The substantial fee money award by the trial court is not impeached by the record brought to us and is attributable to substantial services necessarily rendered in overcoming appellant's apparent duplicity. Chaachou v. Chaachou, 135 So.2d 206 (Fla. 1961).

AFFIRMED. Appellee's motion for an allowance of fee money for the services of her attorney on appeal is PROVISIONALLY GRANTED. Dresser v. Dresser, 350 So.2d 1152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).

ERVIN and MELVIN, JJ., concur.