Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Bell v. Spooner

Bell v. Spooner
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 1, 1989 · Anstead, Owen, Walden, William
538 So. 2d 983; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 575; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 923; 1989 WL 16143 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Bell v. Spooner

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the trial court’s order denying the appellants, garnishees in the proceedings below, attorney’s fees. Our reversal is without prejudice to the trial court to resolve the attorney’s fee issue on the basis of the record that already exists or to take additional evidence on the issue. Our reversal is also without prejudice to the trial court to determine the reasonableness or necessity of the fees claimed.

WALDEN, J., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr. (Retired), Associate Judge, concur. ANSTEAD, J., dissents without opinion.

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