IN RE ONE 1972 VOLVO VEHICLE I.D. # 1426363290699 FLORIDA TAG # NUE 848
IN RE ONE 1972 VOLVO VEHICLE I.D. # 1426363290699 FLORIDA TAG # NUE 848
489 So. 2d 1240
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1986)
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Cited by 3 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the award of attorney’s fees because the attorney who performed the services did not personally testify to support the award. Mercy Hospital, Inc. v. Johnson, 431 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983) and Cohen v. Cohen, 400 So. 2d 463 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). We reverse and remand for a new trial limited to the issue of attorney’s fees.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
WALDEN, GUNTHER and STONE, JJ., concur.
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Authorities Cited
- Jules J. Cohen v. Rosalyn L. Cohen, 400 So. 2d 463 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981)
- Mercy Hosp., Inc. v. Wyatt Johnson, 431 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983)