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HENDRY COUNTY SCHOOL BD. v. MITCHELL

No. 97-4327.

716 So.2d 814 (1998)

HENDRY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD and McCreary Corporation, Appellants, v. Clarice MITCHELL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isabel M. Alcocer of Neil J. Hayes, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for Appellants.

Arthur P. Pumpian of Danielson, Clarke, Pumpian & Ford, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

BENTON, Judge.

Hendry County School Board (School Board) and McCreary Corporation appeal an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $17,500. The award is predicated on Clarice Mitchell's lawyer's success in obtaining less than $300 in workers' compensation indemnity benefits for her, together with timely furnished medical benefits. We find no entitlement to a fee award and reverse.

At issue is whether Ms. Mitchell's lawyer is entitled to a fee at the appellants...

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