GENERAL MOTORS LLC v. BOWIE

No. 4D10-387.

58 So.3d 934 (2011)

GENERAL MOTORS LLC, Appellant, v. Sheri Marlene BOWIE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Shelton , Charles P. Mitchell and Steven I. Klein of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, for appellant.

Patrick St. George Cousins of Cousins Law Firm, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

Florida's "Lemon Law"—Does it authorize an award of attorney's fees incurred during arbitration of the refund option? That is the question in this appeal. An auto manufacturer appeals a judgment awarding the vehicle owner such fees. It argues that the "Lemon Law" does not provide for such an award. We agree and reverse.

The owner purchased a car, but sought relief under Florida's Lemon Law

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