Case Name: Charles G. FORD and Phillip F. Keene, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Charles E. SWOPE, Appellee/Cross-Appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-08-06
Citations: 492 So. 2d 782
Docket Number: No. 85-2046
Parties: Charles G. FORD and Phillip F. Keene, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Charles E. SWOPE, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
Judges: SCHEB, A.C.J., and BOARDMAN, EDWARD F., (Ret.) J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 492
Pages: 782–782

Head Matter:
Charles G. FORD and Phillip F. Keene, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Charles E. SWOPE, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
No. 85-2046.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 6, 1986.
Walter E. Smith of Meros & Smith, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellants/cross-appel-lees.
Paul W. Hitchens, St. Petersburg, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Opinion:
SANDERLIN, Judge.
Appellants appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion for attorney's fees and appellee cross-appeals the trial court's denial of his counterclaim for tortious interference with a business relationship. After a review of the record, we find the trial court erred in denying appellants attorney's fees pursuant to the terms of the contract as they were the prevailing party in the litigation below. We, therefore, reverse and remand to the trial court to set a reasonable attorney's fee in accordance with Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. Rowe, 472 So.2d 1145 (Fla.1985).
We affirm the trial court's denial of ap-pellee's counterclaim for tortious interference with a business relationship.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
SCHEB, A.C.J., and BOARDMAN, EDWARD F., (Ret.) J., concur.