Lamonte v. Premier Sales, Inc.

| JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.

Defendant, Premier Sales, Inc. (Premier), appeals from a judgment that awards Plaintiff, Danny Lamonte (Lamonte), attorney fees in the amount of $30,697.85, for the work done on his partially successful appeal in his earlier employment dispute action. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

In the original suit, Lamonte sued Premier 'for breach of his employment contract, defamation and some incidental damages. Premier was in the business of supplying commercial heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems. Premier decided that it was advantageous to purchase…