Legal Opinion

Compass Construction, Inc. v. First Baptist Church of Cape Coral

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 27, 2011No. 2D09-5455PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Judge.

We reverse the final judgment for attorney’s fees and remand for the entry of an amended final judgment for attorney’s fees to be calculated in accordance with the agreed hourly rate stated in the applicable fee agreement. See Compass Constr., Inc. v. First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Fla., Inc., 61 So.3d 1273, 2011 WL 2091149 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). We certify that our decision is in direct conflict with the Fourth District’s decision in Wolfe v. Nazaire, 758 So.2d 730 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Reversed and remanded with directions.

NORTHCUTT and DAVIS, JJ„ Concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wolfe v. NazaireDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Compass Construction, Inc. v. First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida, Inc. v. Compass Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2013