Coffie v. District Board of Trustees

Yvonnie Coffie appeals from the section of the final judgment below denying her Motion for Attorney’s Fees, despite the judgment in her favor in a breach of contract suit for “back pay.” We agree with Coffie that this denial of attorney’s fees was erroneous and, therefore, reverse that portion of the judgment, remanding to the trial court for a determination of the proper amount of fees.

Coffie had been employed since 1979 at the registrar’s office of Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). She had started as a clerk, then was promoted to data entry clerk and later, in 1984, to “staff associate…