MARIE W. SHARPE, PETITIONER,

v.

CECO CORPORATION, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• State v. Zamora, 534 So. 2d 864 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988)
  …here, was merely present during the illegal drug transaction with which the defendant was charged, and accordingly was a witness thereto, Doe v. State, 262 So. 2d 11, 12 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972); Kraus v. State, 243 So. 2d 214 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 247 So. 2d 324 (Fla.1971); see Savinon v. State, 277 So. 2d 58, 59 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973), or acted as a mere tipster, furnishing the police with information which provided a lead in the investigation of the case, State v. Matney, 236 So. 2d 166, 169 (Fla. 1st DCA 197…
• Kendall E. Ests., Inc. v. David P. Banks & Joan S. Banks, 386 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980)
  …se they did not succeed in recovering a judgment in their favor, they were not the “prevailing party in [the] litigation” as required by the pertinent clause of the contract. See Sharpe v. Ceco Corp., 242 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970), cert. denied, 247 So. 2d 324 (Fla.1971); Annot., 66 A.L. R.3d 1115, supra. Secondly, the counterclaim was, as it specifically alleged, brought pursuant to the August 30,1978 agreement, rather than to enforce rights or require compliance with the July 20, 1978 contract itself. T…
• H. D. McPHERSON, Inc. v. Metro Elec. OF Orlando, Inc., 253 So. 2d 878 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971)
  …vails. This is a common . sense interpretation and coincides with this court’s decision in Lion Oil Company, Inc. v. Tamarac Lakes, Inc., Fla.App.1970, 232 So. 2d 20, and with Sharpe v. Ceco Corporation, Fla.App.1970, 242 So. 2d 464, cert. denied at 247 So. 2d 324, Fla., 1971. In accordance with these views, the cause is reversed and remanded with directions to enter an order awarding attorney fees to the prevailing parties, McPhersons’ attorney. Reversed and remanded. CROSS and OWEN, JJ., concur.…

Authorities Cited

• Sharpe v. Ceco Corp., 242 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970)