Case Name: Myron WARSHAW, Appellant, v. Antonio MONROY and Adelina Monroy, his wife, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-11-03
Citations: 515 So. 2d 307
Docket Number: Nos. 87-96, 87-593
Parties: Myron WARSHAW, Appellant, v. Antonio MONROY and Adelina Monroy, his wife, Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 515
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
Myron WARSHAW, Appellant, v. Antonio MONROY and Adelina Monroy, his wife, Appellees.
Nos. 87-96, 87-593.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 3, 1987.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 25, 1987.
Rassner, Rassner, Kramer & Gold and Alexander Kapetanakis, South Miami, for appellant.
Amador & Amador and Rolando A. Ama-dor, Coral Gables, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final judgment awarding damages to the plaintiffs. Although the record before us amply supports an award of attorney's fees to the plaintiffs under Section 57.105, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1986), the order assessing such fees contains no express finding, as it must, see Muckenfuss v. Deltona Corp., 508 So.2d 340 (Fla.1987); Whitten v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., 410 So.2d 501 (Fla.1982), that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue raised by the defendant, the losing party. Thus, the order on attorney's fees is technically deficient and must be reversed; the cause is therefore remanded to the trial court to make the appropriate finding based on the record. Apgar & Markham Construction v. Macasphalt, Inc., 424 So.2d 41 (Fla.2d DCA 1982); City of Miami Beach v. Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 380 So.2d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980). See Burger King Corp. v. Mason, 710 F.2d 1480 (11th Cir. 1983) (remand appropriate where trial court fails to make requisite findings to support award under Section 57.105, Florida Statutes).
Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded.