SERVICE INS. CO. v. GULF STEEL CORP.

No. 81-1419.

412 So.2d 967 (1982)

SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Florida Corporation; Flaquad, Inc., a Florida Corporation; George Hunt, Inc., a Florida Corporation; and Hunt Brothers Construction, Inc., Appellants, v. GULF STEEL CORPORATION, a Florida Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Gilbert of de la Parte & Butler, Tampa, for appellants.

John D. Kiernan of Goldner, Reams, Marger, Davis, Piper & Kiernan, St. Petersburg, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Defendants Service Insurance Company, Flaquad, Inc., George Hunt, Inc., and Hunt Brothers Construction, Inc. appeal the $6500 attorney's fee awarded to plaintiff/appellee Gulf Steel Corporation in the trial court's order taxing costs and fees. We reverse.

On August 10, 1979, appellee filed a complaint to foreclose a mechanic's lien. Shortly after appellants filed their answer, appellee filed a motion for summary judgment, which...

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