PALM BEACH COUNTY v. BUTLER

No. 87-1318.

524 So.2d 507 (1988)

PALM BEACH COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Petitioner, v. Philip G. BUTLER, Jr., Esq., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Cullen, Asst. Co. Atty., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Philip G. Butler, Jr., West Palm Beach, pro se.


GUNTHER, Judge.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the order under review is quashed. The cause is remanded to the trial court with directions: (1) to vacate the $50,000 attorney's fee award to respondent, Philip G. Butler, Jr., and (2) to conduct further proceedings and thereafter enter an order awarding a fee. Upon remand, the attorney's fee awarded pursuant to section 925.036, Florida Statutes, shall be a mathematical computation based on substantial...

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