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OLD GEN. INS. CO. v. BROWNELL & ASSOC., INC.

No. 86-2109.

499 So.2d 874 (1986)

OLD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Appellant, v. E.R. BROWNELL & ASSOCIATES, INC., a Florida Corporation, Cedars Associates, a Limited Partnership, and the Estate of Jacob Cobos, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hershoff and Levy and Jay M. Levy, for appellant.

Clark, Dick & Lancaster and John C. Dick, for appellees.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The narrow question presented by this appeal is whether a mechanic's lien which is transferred to a bond pursuant to section 713.24 of the Mechanics' Lien Statute may be increased by the court to provide for attorney's fees in an amount to exceed $100.

We agree with the decisions of the Fourth District, strictly construing the statute, which hold that a mechanic's lien transferred to a surety bond may...

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