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CITY OF LIVE OAK v. HARRIS

No. 97-1839.

702 So.2d 276 (1997)

CITY OF LIVE OAK, Florida, Appellant, v. Dorothy HARRIS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius F. Parker, Jr., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

W. Roderick Bowdoin of Darby, Peele, Bowdoin & Payne, Lake City, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The City of Live Oak appeals a final judgment awarding Dorothy Harris attorney's fees in the amount of $55,235.00 after she was awarded damages of $32,580.35 in her negligence suit against the City. Fees were awarded pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1995) because the damages awarded by the jury were more than 25% greater than her demand for judgment in the amount of $15,000. The City contends that, pursuant to subsection (8) of section 768...

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