Cooke v. Custom Crete of Southwest Florida, Inc.

WHATLEY, Judge.

William Hartwell Cooke appeals the final judgment awarding Custom Crete of Southwest Florida, Inc. attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 57.105(1), Florida Statutes (1999). We reverse.

In September 1997, Cooke was injured when he fell on exposed iron reinforcement bars while working at a construction site. He engaged counsel to represent him, and the attorney consulted with the general contractor for the job to determine who was responsible for the exposed reinforcement bars. The general contractor provided counsel with the names of four subcontractors whom he thought…