Sole v. Kneale

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Sole v. Kneale

629 So. 2d 999, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 13096, 1993 WL 536019

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedDecember 28, 1993

DocketNos. 93-734, 93-1104

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Sole v. Kneale, 629 So. 2d 999, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 13096, 1993 WL 536019 (Fla. Ct. App. 1993).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellants Sole and Pintado appeal a final order directing them to pay special master’s fees. We reverse.

There is no substantive basis for holding the attorney of record personally liable for costs in the absence of authorization by a contract or statute, Israel v. Lee, 470 So.2d 861 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), or other than as a sanction for wrongdoing. Harrison v. State, 519 So.2d 72 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988). See 7A [1000]*1000C.J.S. Attorney & Client, § 138 (1980) (In the absence of misconduct or of a statute or rule of court providing otherwise, an attorney is not liable for the costs of suit unless he has agreed to become liable). Because none of these circumstances were present, we reverse.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellants Sole and Pintado appeal a final order directing them to pay special master’s fees. We reverse.

There is no substantive basis for holding the attorney of record personally liable for costs in the absence of authorization by a contract or statute, Israel v. Lee, 470 So.2d 861 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), or other than as a sanction for wrongdoing. Harrison v. State, 519 So.2d 72 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988). See 7A [1000]*1000C.J.S. Attorney & Client, § 138 (1980) (In the absence of misconduct or of a statute or rule of court providing otherwise, an attorney is not liable for the costs of suit unless he has agreed to become liable). Because none of these circumstances were present, we reverse.

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