33 Fla. L. Weekly D1188a
Attorney’s fees — Insurance — Award of fees and costs to insured reversed in light of appellate court’s reversal of underlying judgment in favor of insured
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. KATHERINE Y. REED, Appellee. 1st District. Case No. 1D07-3512. Opinion filed April 30, 2008. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Jan Shackelford, Judge. Counsel: G. Alan Howard and Robert M. Dees of Milam, Howard, Nicandri, Dees & Gillam, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant. James F. McKenzie of McKenzie & Hall, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee.
(PER CURIAM.) In Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Reed, 967 So. 2d 396 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007), this court reversed and remanded a judgment for the insured. In the instant appeal, the insurer seeks review of an order awarding attorney’s fees and costs to the appellee/plaintiff in the same proceeding. In light of the reversal of the underlying judgment, the attorneys’ fees and costs order is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings. (BROWNING, C.J., LEWIS and HAWKES, JJ., CONCUR.)
