JONATHAN STEELE, PETITIONER,

v.

WALTER A. MCNEIL, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS

Citator

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  ….” Animal Wrappers appeals the denial of attorney’s fees. To the extent we are required to interpret the terms of the parties’ lease agreement as to attorney’s fees, our review is de novo. See Port-A-Weld, Inc. v. Padilla & Wadsworth Constr., Inc., 984 So. 2d 564, 568 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (“Generally, interpretation of a document, such as a written contract, is a question of law rather than of fact. For that reason, such cases are reviewed de novo.”) (citations omitted). “Courts have no discretion to decline…
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• Newton v. Delbert Tenney, 122 So. 3d 390 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013)
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Authorities Cited

• Smartt v. First Union Nat'l Bank, 771 So. 2d 1232 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000)