Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Shevelin

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Shevelin
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 25, 1984 · Beranek, Glickstein, Hurley
444 So. 2d 551; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11465 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hanover Insurance Co. v. Shevelin

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The provision of the final judgment which taxes arbitration expenses of $750.00 (one-half of the three arbitrators’ fees) as a court cost is reversed on the authority of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Meade, 404 So.2d 1141 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981), aff'd., 423 So.2d 908 (Fla. 1982); Rutkin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 195 So.2d 221 (Fla. 3d DCA), aff'd., 199 So.2d 705 (Fla. 1967); see also section 682.11, Florida Statutes (1981); Carter v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 224 So.2d 802 (Fla. 1st DCA 1969). The final judgment is affirmed in all other respects.

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART.

BERANEK, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.

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