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Delores Ann AITKEN and Glen Aitken, Appellants, v. Merline GAJADHA, Delbert Erdman, Jeffrey Dale Davis and M. Josephine Davis, Appellees.
    No. 93-0078.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    March 23, 1994.
    Gary W. Roberts, Gary W. Roberts, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.
    G. Bart Billbrough and Geoffrey B. Marks, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, Miami, for appellees-Merline Gajadha and Delbert Erdman.
   ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

PER CURIAM.

We withdraw our prior opinion and substitute the following in its place.

Reversed and remanded for reconsideration of attorney’s fees under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1989), in light of Schmidt v. Fortner, 629 So.2d 1036 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). Contra: Bridges v. Newton, 556 So.2d 1170 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). Affirmed as to the denial of the award under section 45.061, Florida Statutes (1989).

.WARNER, KLEIN and PARIENTE, JJ., concur.