BLOCO, INC. v. PORTERFIELD OIL CO., INC.

No. 2D07-5483.

990 So.2d 578 (2008)

BLOCO, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. PORTERFIELD OIL COMPANY, INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Spiller of John E. Spiller, P.A., Kissimmee, for Appellant.

Steven J. Polhemus of Steven J. Polhemus, P.A., LaBelle, for Appellee.


LaROSE, Judge.

Bloco, Inc. (Bloco), appeals a final order awarding $17,128.29 in attorney's fees, plus postjudgment interest, to Porterfield Oil Company, Inc. (Porterfield). Bloco argues that Porterfield never sought fees in its pleadings and failed to identify an applicable contractual or statutory basis for such relief. We reverse.

This appeal comes to us in an unusual posture. In January 2001, Porterfield obtained a $76,566.86 judgment against Florida Well...

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