McDANIEL v. BERHALTER

Nos. 79-2401, 79-2509.

405 So.2d 1027 (1981)

Ann Stell McDANIEL, As the Personal Representative of the Estate of I. Granger McDaniel, Appellant, v. Helen Hamill BERHALTER, Appellee. Helen Hamill BERHALTER, Appellant, v. Ann Stell McDANIEL, As the Personal Representative of the Estate of I. Granger McDaniel, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Gutter of Bofshever, Redlich & Gutter, Fort Lauderdale, for Ann Stell McDaniel.

Philip Jansen of Jansen & DeGance, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Helen Hamill Berhalter.


HURLEY, Judge.

We are presented with cross-appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitrator's award and foreclosing a mechanic's lien based on that award. This appeal concerns the question of whether a party can shift the burden of attorney's fees in arbitration by instituting a mechanic's lien foreclosure action. The second issue on appeal is whether the trial court could add arbitration costs and pre-award interest to an arbitration award in rendering a final judgment...

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