MARY F. RUDDY, APPELLANT,

v.

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Peter Marich & Assocs., Inc. v. Powell, 365 So. 2d 754 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978)
  …ng we think the court erred. A prevailing party is one in whose favor an affirmative judgment is rendered. This is true despite the fact that the judgment is for less than initially sought in the complaint. R. F. Driggers Construction Co. v. Bagli, 313 So. 2d 450 (Fla.2d DCA 1975); Foxbilt Electric, Inc. v. Belefant, 280 So. 2d 28 (Fla.4th DCA 1973); Sharpe v. Ceco Corp., 242 So. 2d 464 (Fla.3d DCA 1970). Therefore, appellant was entitled to a reasonable attorney’s fee even though it did not recover the enti…
• Sanfilippo v. Larry Giacin Tile Co., Inc., 390 So. 2d 413 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980)
  …t. We held that an award of attorney’s fees for services in connection with an appeal was appropriate under the statute. Foxbilt Electric, Inc. v. Belefant, supra. The Second District Court of Appeal, in R. F. Driggers Construction Company v. Bagli, 313 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975) and the First District Court of Appeal, in John T. Wood Homes, Inc. v. Air Control Products, Inc., 177 So. 2d 709 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965) developed a contrary line of authority. This conflict has been put to rest by the amendment whic…
• Malagon v. Solari, 566 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
  …Mitchell, 491 So. 2d 308 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986); American Insulation of Fort Walton Beach, Inc. v. Pruitt, 378 So. 2d 839 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979); Peter Marich & Assocs., Inc. v. Powell, 365 So. 2d 754 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978); R.F. Driggers Const. Co. v. Bagli, 313 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975). Further, in Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1939, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983), the Supreme Court held that plaintiffs in civil rights actions may be considered “prevailing parties for attorney’s fee purposes if…