Case Name: Felton Emory JOHNS, Sr., Appellant, v. Wayne L. SENN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-01-31
Citations: 696 So. 2d 376
Docket Number: No. 96-1721
Parties: Felton Emory JOHNS, Sr., Appellant, v. Wayne L. SENN, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, WOLF and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 696
Pages: 376–376

Head Matter:
Felton Emory JOHNS, Sr., Appellant, v. Wayne L. SENN, Appellee.
No. 96-1721.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 31, 1997.
Rehearing Denied July 10, 1997.
Bill A. Corbin, Blountstown, for Appellant.
Kimberly Fitzpatrick Pell, Panama City, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant seeks review of two orders of the trial court. The first order granted summary judgment in favor of appellee with respect to the malicious prosecution action brought by appellant. The second order awarded a prevailing party attorney's fee to appellee pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes. The statute authorizes an award of attorney's fees to the prevailing party when the trial court finds the losing party has asserted a frivolous claim. We affirm the order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee without further comment. However, we reverse the order awarding an attorney's fee to appellee as the prevailing party. A review of the record does not establish that "there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party." § 57.105, Florida Statutes (1993); Muckenfuss v. Deltona Corporation, 508 So.2d 340, 341 (Fla.1987); Whitten v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., 410 So.2d 501 (Fla.1982).
Accordingly, this cause is affirmed with respect to the first issue, and is reversed with respect to the second issue.
JOANOS, WOLF and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.