WOLFE v. NAZAIRE

No. 97-3795.

713 So.2d 1108 (1998)

Tricia WOLFE, Appellant, v. Elizabeth NAZAIRE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel A. Fernandez, Miami, for appellant.

Denise A. Gunn of Esler & Lindie, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


BRYAN, BEN L., Associate Judge.

Tricia Wolfe, plaintiff in a negligence action that resulted in a defense verdict, timely appealed the trial court's order awarding the defendant, Elizabeth Nazaire, $7,500 in attorney's fees. The contract between Nazaire and her attorney provided for a fee to be based on an hourly rate of $85 or whatever may be awarded by the trial court, whichever is higher. Appellant argued that the fee could not exceed a ceiling of $4,318 based...

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