CITY OF LARGO v. LaGRANDE

No. 94-01267.

650 So.2d 178 (1995)

CITY OF LARGO, a municipality, Appellant, v. Louis R. LaGRANDE and Melinda S. LaGrande, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion Hale and Charles A. Samarkos of Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A., Clearwater, for appellant.

H. Shelton Philips of Kaleel & Kaleel, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees.


THREADGILL, Judge.

The City of Largo appeals a final order awarding attorney's fees to Louis R. and Melinda S. LaGrande on the authority of section 57.105, Florida Statutes (1993). The award was based on the fact that the City should have investigated and discovered a release of liability before filing a third-party complaint against the LaGrandes. We reverse.

Mrs. Louise Greco was injured when she tripped on a crack in a city sidewalk in front of the LaGrandes...

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