Case Name: Wallace A. SCHWARZ et al., Appellants, v. EQUILEASE CORPORATION, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-04-18
Citations: 357 So. 2d 480
Docket Number: Nos. 77-827 and 77-929
Parties: Wallace A. SCHWARZ et al., Appellants, v. EQUILEASE CORPORATION, Appellee.
Judges: Before HAVERFIELD, C. J., and PEARSON, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 357
Pages: 480–481

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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.