Case Name: PAL-MED HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Guy JOHNSON, Appellee/Cross-appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-10-30
Citations: 683 So. 2d 160
Docket Number: Nos. 95-3490, 96-388
Parties: PAL-MED HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Guy JOHNSON, Appellee/Cross-appellant.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 683
Pages: 160–160

Head Matter:
PAL-MED HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. Guy JOHNSON, Appellee/Cross-appellant.
Nos. 95-3490, 96-388.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 30, 1996.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 11, 1996.
Hermelee, Stieglitz & Walker, Bruce G. Hermelee, Stephen G. York, Miami, for ap-pellanVcross-appellee.
Stephen E. Tunstall, for appellee/cross-ap-pellant.
Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant, Pal-Med Health Services [Pal-Med], appeals from an adverse final judgment, from the denial of its motion for rehearing, and from an adverse final judgment on attorney's fees. The plaintiff, Guy Johnson, also cross-appeals from the final judgment. We affirm.
After a careful review of the record, we find that the final judgment awarding Johnson $17,442.31 for breach of an employment agreement was supported by competent, substantial evidence. In addition, we find that the trial court properly determined as a matter of law that Johnson was Pal-Med's employee and that such determination was also supported by competent, substantial evidence. Thus, an award of attorney's fees, pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (1995), was appropriate.
Affirmed.