Knight v. City of Miami

Florida District Courts of Appeal October 12, 1982

Knight v. City of Miami, 421 So. 2d 21 (1982)

1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 28125

Ervin, Mills, Wigginton

Opinion of the Court

MILLS, Judge.

Knight appeals a compensation order denying interest and attorneys’ fees. We affirm.

As conceded by Knight, the propriety of interest is controlled by Department of Labor and Employment Security v. Vaughan, 411 So.2d 294 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

Attorneys’ fees are not available from the State without statutory authority, and since the State is not an employer/carrier in this case there is no such authority.

ERVIN and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name: James KNIGHT v. CITY OF MIAMI and Department of Labor & Employment Security, State of Florida
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published