FEDERATED NAT. INS. CO. v. ESPOSITO

No. 4D05-4480.

937 So.2d 199 (2006)

FEDERATED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Linda ESPOSITO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne D. Ogden of Bazinsky & Korman, P.A., Plantation, for appellant.

Martin E. Leach of Feiler, Leach & McCarron, P.L., Coral Gables, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The order confirmed an appraisal award; the dispute is between an insured and insurer over hurricane damage to a residence; the real issue — attorney's fees. The insurer argues the court erred in confirming the appraisal award and entering a judgment because it timely participated in the appraisal and paid the award without the need for court intervention. We agree and reverse.

On February 18, 2005, the insured invoked the appraisal process...

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