CASTILLO v. TRACOR MARINE, INC.

No. 84-1172.

474 So.2d 322 (1985)

Rolando CASTILLO, Appellant, v. TRACOR MARINE, INC., a Florida Corporation, and Crown Life Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horton, Perse & Ginsberg and Arnold Ginsberg, Ratiner & Glinn, Miami, for appellant.

Shutts & Bowen and Edmund T. Henry, III, Miami, for appellees.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Rolando Castillo appeals from a final order of the trial court denying his motion to assess attorney's fees and costs pursuant to section 627.428, Florida Statutes (1983), following payment by Crown Life Insurance Co. of Castillo's claim after the lawsuit was filed and prior to judgment. Because we find that the trial court's ruling was in error, we reverse and remand to the trial court with directions to hold a hearing to determine an appropriate award...

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