GUARANTEE INS. v. WORKER'S TEMP. STAFFING

No. 5D10-1905.

61 So.3d 1233 (2011)

GUARANTEE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. WORKER'S TEMPORARY STAFFING, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rayford H. Taylor of Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A., Atlanta, GA, and Robert J. Grace of Stiles , Taylor & Grace, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Matthew S. Mokwa and Aaron C. Bates of Bates Mokwa, PLLC, Orlando, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges the judgment awarding attorney's fees and costs to Appellee, pursuant to section 627.428, Florida Statutes (2006), after Appellant voluntarily dismissed (without prejudice) its action for unpaid premiums. Because the voluntary dismissal was neither a judgment nor the functional equivalent of a confession of judgment — a precondition to an award under section 627.428 — we reverse.

Appellant filed a one-count breach...

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