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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

HODES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., and Sentry Indemnity Company, Appellants, v. CENTRAL FLORIDA FENCE COMPANY, INC., a Florida Corporation, and June Realty Corporation, a Florida Corporation, Appellees.
    No. 74-672.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    March 14, 1975.
    
      J. Russell Hornsby, Law Offices of J. Russell Hornsby, Orlando, for appellants.
    Ronald P. Teevan, Robertson, Williams, Duane & Lewis, Orlando, for appellee — ■ Central Florida Fence Corp., Inc.
   PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

CROSS and MAGER, JJ., concur.

WALDEN, J., concurs in part and dissents in part, with opinion.

WALDEN, Judge

(concurring in part; dissenting in part) :

I agree that no reversible error has been demonstrated as regards the granting of summary judgment.

I dissent as concerns the award of attorney fees on the ground that the amount was excessive to the degree that it demonstrates an abuse of discretion.

This was a suit to enforce a statutory lien arising out of the erection of a fence. Summary judgment was entered for plaintiff and, being the prevailing party, it was entitled to an award of attorney fees. The lien was for $3,877.00. The attorney fees allowed were in the sum of $1,800. This was a simple case which did not involve a trial. From the record it is my opinion that such award of fees was punitive and simply not legally justified. I think the award should be reduced by this court by fifty percent.