McCLELLAN v. STATE

No. 75-791.

328 So.2d 535 (1976)

L. Edward McCLELLAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rentz, McClellan & Haggard, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Arthur Joel Berger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and PEARSON, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Upon a hearing held on a citation of the appellant for contempt of court, judgment was entered in favor of the respondent-appellant absolving him of the charged contempt. However the court ordered that costs in a certain amount be paid by the respondent, from which latter ruling the respondent appealed. We find error and reverse.

The taxing or charging of costs against the successful party in that proceeding was not authorized. See §§...

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