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Fleetwood Homes of Fla. v. Biagiano

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 25, 1989
543 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 88-1433.

May 25, 1989.

Appeal from an order of Deputy Com'r, Charles Vocelle.

A. Dawn Hayes of John W. Cash, Tampa, for appellants.

Michael E. Murphy of Stanley, Wines, Bennett, Murphy, Spanjers Helms, P.A., Winter Haven, and Bill McCabe of Shepherd, McCabe Cooley, Longwood, for appellee.


Finding that competent substantial evidence does not support the statutory award of attorney's fees under section 440.34(3)(c) Florida Statutes, [see Chesney v. National Property Management, 414 So.2d 21 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982)] we reverse and remand to the deputy commissioner to consider, in a separate hearing, whether competent, substantial evidence would support such an award under section 440.34(3)(b), Florida Statutes.

Reversed and Remanded.

BOOTH, JOANOS and MINER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Fleetwood Homes of Fla. v. Biagiano

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 25, 1989
543 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Fleetwood Homes of Fla. v. Biagiano

Case Details

Full title:FLEETWOOD HOMES OF FLORIDA AND CRAWFORD AND COMPANY, APPELLANTS, v. OUIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: May 25, 1989

Citations

543 So. 2d 459 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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