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U.S. v. WONDERS

No. 2D11-2746.

86 So.3d 544 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, acting through Rural Development, formerly Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), United States Department of Agriculture, Appellant, v. Ragna Irene WONDERS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Murphy, Jr. , and W.A. "Drew" Crawford of Boswell & Dunlap LLP, Bartow, for Appellant.

Stephen F. Baker , Winter Haven, for Appellee.

ALTENBERND, Judge.

The United States of America appeals a judgment awarding attorney's fees against it in a mortgage foreclosure action in which Ragna Irene Wonders was the prevailing party. Although the promissory note contained a provision allowing the United States to recover attorney's fees if it prevailed and despite the fact that Florida has a statute that requires attorney's fees to be awardable to Ms. Wonders in this case, we must yield to the supremacy of...

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