Case Name: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellant, v. Raymond W. SMITH and Helen L. Smith, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-03-04
Citations: 632 So. 2d 715
Docket Number: No. 93-01311
Parties: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellant, v. Raymond W. SMITH and Helen L. Smith, Appellees.
Judges: DANAHY, A.C.J., and QUINCE, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 632
Pages: 715–715

Head Matter:
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellant, v. Raymond W. SMITH and Helen L. Smith, Appellees.
No. 93-01311.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 4, 1994.
Guy M. Burns and Rebecca A. Henson, Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, Tampa, for appellant.
Kalju Nekvasil, Goodman & Nekvasil, Safety Harbor, for appellees.

Opinion:
FULMER, Judge.
The prevailing party in an arbitration proceeding appeals the trial court's ruling that any award of attorney's fees should be decided by the arbitrator, not the court.
This issue was addressed recently in Lee v. Smith, Barney, Harris Upham & Co., 626 So.2d 969 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993), in which this court held that the determination of attorney's fees in arbitration was controlled by Florida law and, thus, should be made by the court, not the arbitrator.
Accordingly, this case is reversed and remanded to the trial court for consideration of the attorney's fees issue.
DANAHY, A.C.J., and QUINCE, J., concur.