Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and Division of Risk Management, Appellants, v. Tommy WALKER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-04-22
Citations: 634 So. 2d 1158
Docket Number: No. 93-2393
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and Division of Risk Management, Appellants, v. Tommy WALKER, Appellee.
Judges: SMITH, BARFIELD and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 634
Pages: 1158–1158

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and Division of Risk Management, Appellants, v. Tommy WALKER, Appellee.
No. 93-2393.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 22, 1994.
Frederick C. Morello, P.A., Daytona Beach, for appellants.
Valerie W. Evans, Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
An attorney's fee is not "compensation" within the meaning of section 440.20(8), Florida Statutes (1991). Amodei v. GCC Beverages, 449 So.2d 991 (Fla. 1st DCA1984). We therefore reverse.
It is so ordered.
SMITH, BARFIELD and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.