CALDWELL-DAVIS CONSTRUCTION v. HOOVER

No. 84-1371.

461 So.2d 973 (1984)

CALDWELL-DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORP., Appellant, v. John W. HOOVER, Jr. and James A. Sawyer, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilmour, Morgan & Rosenblatt and Robert A. Rosenblatt, Miami, for appellant.

Herbert A. Warren and Richard A. Warren, Miami, for appellees.

Before HENDRY, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

A corporate independent contractor which prevails in an action to recover bonuses promised for early completion of a construction project is not entitled to attorney's fees pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (1983), which authorizes such fees where an "employee" prevails in an action to recover "unpaid wages." See Fitch v. Pacific Fidelity Life Insurance Company, 54 Cal.App.3d 140,

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