Case Name: Donald G. CALLAWAY, Appellant, v. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, a municipal corporation, and West Palm Beach Golf Commission, an agency of the City of West Palm Beach, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-06-05
Citations: 674 So. 2d 921
Docket Number: No. 95-0049
Parties: Donald G. CALLAWAY, Appellant, v. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, a municipal corporation, and West Palm Beach Golf Commission, an agency of the City of West Palm Beach, Appellees.
Judges: DELL and STONE, JJ., and KAHN, MARTIN D., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 674
Pages: 921–921

Head Matter:
Donald G. CALLAWAY, Appellant, v. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, a municipal corporation, and West Palm Beach Golf Commission, an agency of the City of West Palm Beach, Appellees.
No. 95-0049.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 5, 1996.
James M. Adams of Gibson & Adams, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Marilyn Sher of Cho-nta, Sher & Navarrete, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellant.
Elizabeth T. McBride, Deputy City Attorney, West Palm Beach, Frank A. Kreidler, Lake Worth, and Alan J. Miller of Miller & Miller, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellee, successful in its defense, was awarded attorney's fees in consolidated cases. The law governing the lawsuits permitted the successful litigant the award of fees. Although the plaintiff made an appropriate demand, the defendant did not. The failure of the defendant to plead entitlement to attorney's fees precludes the award. Stockman v. Downs, 573 So.2d 835 (Fla.1991).
Although one of the cases here involved a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, which might otherwise allow for attorney's fees even though not requested until after judgment, see White v. New Hampshire Dept. of Employment Sec., 455 U.S. 445, 102 S.Ct. 1162, 71 L.Ed.2d 325 (1982), Florida procedure applies here. Under Florida procedure, Stockman is controlling.
REVERSED.
DELL and STONE, JJ., and KAHN, MARTIN D., Associate Judge, concur.