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Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. v. Petkunas ex rel. Petkunas

397 So. 2d 1183, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19763
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMay 5, 1981
DocketNo. 80-1444
StatusPublished

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Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. v. Petkunas ex rel. Petkunas, 397 So. 2d 1183, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19763 (Fla. Ct. App. 1981).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The judgment awarding attorney’s fees is reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing for the purpose of fixing and determining fees in accordance with the applicable statutory criteria, pursuant to Section 627.428, Florida Statutes (1979), which authorizes attorney’s fees for “prosecuting the suit in which the recovery is had,” accord, American Home Assurance Company v. Keller Industries, Inc., 347 So.2d 767 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977), cert. denied, 360 So.2d 1249 (Fla.1978).

Reversed and remanded.

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Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Keller Industries
347 So. 2d 767 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1977)

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397 So. 2d 1183, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19763, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/blue-cross-of-florida-inc-v-petkunas-ex-rel-petkunas-fladistctapp-1981.