FRANCIS v. AKERLEY

Nos. 4D03-2786, 4D03-3115.

884 So.2d 455 (2004)

Barbara FRANCIS and Julie Francis, Appellants, v. Suzanne AKERLEY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caryn L. Bellus of Kubicki Draper, Miami, for appellant.

Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP, West Palm Beach and Stuart M. Address and Guy Rubin of Rubin & Rubin, Stuart, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The defendants in a defamation action appeal a final judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff and an order awarding attorney's fees. Three issues are raised, two involving the sufficiency of the evidence; the third concerns the trial court's award of attorney's fees. We affirm the final judgment, but reverse the attorney's fee award.

Following entry of the judgment, the plaintiff moved for attorney's fees...

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