Opinion

Florida State University, Board of Trustees v. Monk

  • 112 So. 3d 173
  • 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7600
  • 2013 WL 1926404
Court
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Filed
May 10, 2013
Status
Published
On the bench
Padovano, Swanson, Thomas
Cited by
2 cases
Authority
More cited than 62.4%

“[T]he trial court did not have discretion to deny the recovery of costs by appellant, as the prevailing party, under section 57.041, Florida Statutes (2009)”

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  • “[T]he trial court did not have discretion to deny the recovery of costs by appellant, as the prevailing party, under section 57.041, Florida Statutes (2009)”

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The opinion

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2009), finding no abuse of discretion. However, the trial court did not have discretion to deny the recovery of costs by *174 appellant, as the prevailing party, under section 57.041, Florida Statutes (2009). Campbell v. State, Dep’t of Legal Affairs, 110 So.3d 478 (Fla. 1st DCA Mar.8, 2013). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the taxation of costs in appellant’s favor.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED for further proceedings.

PADOVANO, THOMAS, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.

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