Case Name: BRUNA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, INC., Appellant, v. Edward POLAKOFF and Audrey M. Polakoff, his wife, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1974-11-29
Citations: 303 So. 2d 674
Docket Number: No. 73-1228
Parties: BRUNA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, INC., Appellant, v. Edward POLAKOFF and Audrey M. Polakoff, his wife, Appellees.
Judges: WALDEN and MAGER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 303
Pages: 674–675

Head Matter:
BRUNA ALUMINUM PRODUCTS, INC., Appellant, v. Edward POLAKOFF and Audrey M. Polakoff, his wife, Appellees.
No. 73-1228.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 29, 1974.
Robert S. Miller, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Ross E. Mowry, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.

Opinion:
DOWNEY, Judge.
This is an appeal by a corporate contractor from a judgment in its favor which refused to allow attorney's fees provided for in a written contract between the parties.
Although the trial court found the appel-lees were indebted to appellant for remod-elling their home, it found the written contract between the parties unenforceable because of a provision therein that the contract was not binding upon appellant until accepted and approved by an authorized executive. The contract was signed by Clifford Lee on a line in the printed form contract designated "Salesman". At trial the proof showed Clifford Lee was a vice-president of the appellant company and that he had authority to approve and did approve this contract. Accordingly, the contract was binding on both parties and appellant was entitled to an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the provisions thereof.
Reversed and remanded with directions to determine and award appellant a reasonable attorney's fee.
WALDEN and MAGER, JJ., concur.