NEWTON v. TENNEY

No. 4D12-1112.

122 So.3d 390 (2013)

Peter B. NEWTON, Appellant, v. Delbert TENNEY, Anthony G. Kehle, III, Robert B. Cook, Lion Life, L.L.C., a Florida limited liability company, Lion Life, N.V., a Netherlands Antilles company, Orient Holdings, N.V. d/b/a Lion Life, a Netherlands Antilles company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dave K. Roy of Roy & Associates, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Peter A. Sachs and Ashlee A. Richman of Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees.


TAYLOR, J.

Peter Newton, a defendant in a proceeding to enforce a settlement agreement, appeals a final order denying his motion for entitlement to attorney's fees. Because we conclude that Newton was the prevailing party, we reverse.

This appeal has its genesis in an underlying securities lawsuit that the plaintiff/appellee, Delbert Tenney, brought against multiple defendants, including Newton and certain entities known as the Lion Life defendants.

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