Case ID: so2d_357/html/0480-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Wallace A. SCHWARZ et al., Appellants, v. EQUILEASE CORPORATION, Appellee.
    Nos. 77-827 and 77-929.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    April 18, 1978.
    A. John Goshgarian, Miami, and Michael Paul Shienvold, Coral Gables, for appellants.
    Lewis, Vegosen & Koeppel and Dean J. Rosenbach, Palm Beach, for appellee.
    Before HAVERFIELD, C. J., and PEARSON, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.
   PER CURIAM.

The defendants appeal a summary final judgment for the plaintiff in an action upon guarantees of a truck lease agreement, and the assessment of an attorney’s fee for the plaintiff pursuant to a provision in the guarantees. The defendants urge that there were genuine issues of material fact. The record reveals only a question of law upon the guarantees and we find no error upon the trial court’s determination of the question of law. The guarantees were clearly for a continuing obligation.

We find error in the amount of the attorney’s fee. The contract provided:

“Guarantor agrees to pay attorneys fees of 15% of amount due if claim is placed with attorneys for collection, if allowed by law.”

The trial court mistakenly allowed more than 15% of the amount due under the guarantee.

The judgment is modified by the substitution of the amount of $1,384.86 in the place and stead of the amount of $2,250 allowed as attorney’s fee for the plaintiff. As modified, the judgment is affirmed.

Modified and affirmed.