Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1983

Keyes Co. v. Sherden

Keyes Co. v. Sherden
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 21, 1983 · Anstead, Dell, Downey
442 So. 2d 427; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25267 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Keyes Co. v. Sherden

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We affirm summary judgment on the merits. See, Harding Realty, Inc. v. Turnberry Towers Corp., 436 So.2d 983 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

We reverse the award of attorney fees. Appellant’s entitlement to a commission was not irrevocably tied to the buyer’s specific performance action, Randolph v. Neeley, 185 So.2d 785 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966). Also, ambiguities as to when the commission was earned required judicial construction of the contract. Appellant’s case, though unmeritorious, was not so wholly frivolous as to support an award of attorney fees pursuant to Section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1981).

AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and DOWNEY and DELL, JJ., concur.

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