BUYERS BROKER REALTY OF MARCO ISLAND, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
MARCO BEACH ENTERPRISES, INC., APPELLEE
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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment for the seller, finding an enforceable oral agreement for the reconveyance of a 20-foot strip of land and denying the buyers' slander of title claim.
The court held that the trial court did not err in finding an enforceable oral agreement for the reconveyance of the 20-foot strip and in denying the buyers' slander of title claim.
Buyers purchased two parcels of land from the seller. The seller claimed an oral agreement for the reconveyance of a 20-foot strip, which the buyers d…
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PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final judgment for damages. However, we conclude, as appellee concedes, that the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1987), was erroneous. See Brinson v. Creative Aluminum Products, Inc., 519 So. 2d 59, 60 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.
RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and PARKER, JJ., concur.
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