SACHS v. HOGLUND

No. 80-480.

397 So.2d 447 (1981)

Sheldon S. SACHS, Appellant, v. William S. HOGLUND, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rubinstein & Kornik and Jeffrey D. Rubinstein, Miami, for appellant.

No appearance, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., SCHWARTZ, J., and LILES, WOODIE A. (Ret.), Associate Judge.


HUBBART, Chief Judge.

The central question presented for review by this appeal is whether a plaintiff who prevails in a civil action is entitled to an award of attorney's fees under Section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1979), where the defendant fails to appear in the action and a final judgment is thereafter entered in the plaintiff's favor upon a default. We hold that the plaintiff is never entitled to such an award of attorney's fees in these circumstances under the...

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