COMMERCIAL UNION INS. CO. v. EST. OF PLUTE

No. 76-2665.

356 So.2d 54 (1978)

COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. The ESTATE of Dianne C. PLUTE, the Estate of John R. Skeen, or His Personal Representative and Florida Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna L. Caruso, of Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney & Searcy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

David E. Stone, of Stone, Sostchin & Gonzalez, P.A., Miami, for appellee, The Estate of Dianne C. Plute.


LETTS, Judge.

On appeal is an award, pursuant to Sec. 627.428 Fla. Stat. (1975), of attorneys fees equalling 90% of the total amount payable under the policy. We affirm with directions.

A long recitation of the facts and circumstances of this case will not, in our opinion, provide significant precedent. Suffice it to say that the insurance company denied coverage and the policy holder was required to sue to recover. The insurer contests, not so much the hourly...

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