JOHN J. HREHA, JR., APPELLANT,

v.

MARY F. HREHA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Levine v. Keaster, 862 So. 2d 876 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003)
  …, 819 So. 2d 864, 867 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). If a party is found in contempt, it is proper for the court to compensate the injured party by assessing attorney’s fees for the contempt proceedings. See Lake Worth Utils. Auth. v. Haverhill Gardens, Ltd., 415 So. 2d 125 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). Compensation must be based upon evidence of an injured party’s actual loss. See Levey, 819 So. 2d at 868. [*881] In the instant case, the trial court found that as a direct result of Levine’s conduct, Keaster had been unnecessar…
• Fla. Coast Bank OF Pompano Beach v. Mayes, 433 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983)
  …338 (D.Ark.1973); Labor Relations Commission v. Fall River Educators’ Association, 382 Mass. 465, 416 N.E. 2d 1340 (1981), and cases cited there 416 N.E. 2d at 1348. Our recent decision in Lake Worth Utilities Authority v. Haverhill Gardens, Ltd., 415 So. 2d 125 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982), clearly sanctions the imposition of non-compensatory fines in civil contempt proceedings, and we agree that the trial court had the authority to impose such a fine here. A coercive fine may be appropriate in order to force the c…
• Channell v. Applied Research, Inc., 472 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
  …loyer. Therefore, the rationale for making a specific finding of ability to comply with the order is not applicable to the present case. In the remaining case cited by Modern on this point, Lake Worth Utilities Authority v. Haverhill Gardens, Ltd., 415 So. 2d 125 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982), the appellant challenged an order of contempt entered against it by arguing, for the first time on appeal, that the order failed to make a finding that the appellant was able to comply and simply did not. However, this court rul…

Authorities Cited

• Pitcher v. Schneider (Fla. 5th DCA 2018)
• Albert v. Applegate et ux., 377 So. 2d 1150 (Fla. 1979)