FLA. NAT. BK. v. ALFRED, ANN GOLDSTEIN FOUND., INC.

No. Y-531.

327 So.2d 110 (1976)

The FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK AT GAINESVILLE, Appellant, v. ALFRED AND ANN GOLDSTEIN FOUNDATION, INC., a New York Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred H. Kent, Jr., of Kent, Sears, Durden & Kent, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Henry L. Gray, Jr., of Chandler, O'Neal, Avera, Gray, Lang & Stripling, Gainesville, and J. Lewis Hall, Jr., of Hall & Booth, Tallahassee, for appellee.


BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellant issued an irrevocable letter of credit which was dishonored upon presentation. Appellee filed suit seeking damages including attorneys' fees. The learned trial judge entered a summary final judgment in favor of appellee holding that F.S. 675.115 and F.S. 672.710 afforded a basis for the award of attorneys' fees although no provision therefor is found in the letter of credit the dishonor of which resulted in the litigation. The sole point...

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