02-2155 MORRISON V. ESTATE OF SALEM

State: Florida

Court: Florida Third District Court

Docket No: 02-2155 MORRISON V. ESTATE OF SALEM

Case Date: 04/23/2003

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JANUARY TERM, A.D. 2003

LAURA R. MORRISON, Appellant, vs. ESTATE OF DAVID I. SALEM, Appellee.

** ** ** ** ** CASE NO. 3D02-2155 LOWER TRIBUNAL NO. 95-4297

Opinion filed April 23, 2003. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, D. Bruce Levy, Judge. Philip Michael Cullen, III (Ft. Lauderdale), for appellant. George W. Chesrow, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GREEN and WELLS, JJ.

PER CURIAM. The appellant attorney appeals an order denying her petition for payment of additional legal fees in a probate matter. Based

upon the record evidence adduced below, we cannot conclude that the

trial court abused its discretion in denying the same.

See

DiStefano Constr., Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md., 597 So. 2d 248, 250 (Fla. 1992) (stating that "the award of attorney's fees is a matter committed to sound judicial discretion which will not be disturbed on appeal, absent a showing of clear abuse of

discretion.").

See also Afrazeh v. Miami Elevator Co. of Am., 769 We therefore affirm.

So. 2d 399, 401 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000) (same). Affirmed.

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