NORTHERN COATS v. METRO. DADE COUNTY

No. 91-708.

588 So.2d 1016 (1991)

NORTHERN COATS, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey C. Fox, North Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty., and Eric K. Gressman, Asst. County Atty., for appellees.

Before HUBBART, COPE and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff, Northern Coats, appeals from an order denying his motion for attorney's fees and costs. We reverse and remand.

Coats sued Metropolitan Dade County [the County] for negligence arising out of an automobile accident which occurred with a police vehicle. A jury entered a verdict in favor of Coats for the amount of $72,500.00. The trial court entered a final judgment on this verdict on December 28, 1988. However, the final judgment did...

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