Solid Waste Authority v. Parker
Solid Waste Authority v. Parker
Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
The motion for rehearing regarding the award of appellate fees to appellee is denied. Section 73.131(2), Florida Statutes (1989), is plain and unambiguous and mandates an award. Lee County v. Tohari, 582 So.2d 104, 105 n. 1 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). While under other statutes containing different language, appellate fees may be denied where the sole issue is the reasonableness of an award of fees, see, e.g., Crittenden Orange Blossom Fruit v. Stone, 514 So.2d 351, 353 (Fla. 1987), (worker’s compensation); In re Estate of Platt, 586 So.2d 328, 336 (Fla. 1991), we cannot ignore the very specific language of the statute. If we were to hold that attorney’s fees are
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