Opinion
No. BG-179.
April 1, 1986. Rehearing Denied April 1, 1986.
Appeal from the Circuit Court, Duval County, Lawrence D. Fay, J.
Edward P. Jackson, of Jackson Jackson, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Ned I. Price, Jacksonville, for appellees.
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
By affirmance of the trial court, we hold that when a prevailing party has properly pled entitlement to attorney fees pursuant to the terms of a contract, the proof of such fees may be presented for the first time after final judgment pursuant to a motion for attorney's fees. Cheek v. McGowan Electric Supply, Co., 483 So.2d 1373 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
We certify this holding to the Florida Supreme Court as presenting a question of great public importance.
SHIVERS and JOANOS, JJ., concur.