Case Name: HEGEMAN-HARRIS COMPANY, INC. and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Appellants, v. ALL STATE PIPE SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-06-10
Citations: 400 So. 2d 1245
Docket Number: No. 80-622
Parties: HEGEMAN-HARRIS COMPANY, INC. and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Appellants, v. ALL STATE PIPE SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.
Judges: SHARP, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 400
Pages: 1245–1247

Head Matter:
HEGEMAN-HARRIS COMPANY, INC. and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Appellants, v. ALL STATE PIPE SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.
No. 80-622.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 10, 1981.
Rehearing Denied July 20, 1981.
George Maxwell, III, of Rossetter, Maxwell & Silvernail, Melbourne, for appellants.
Peter B. Heebner of Van Wert, Heebner & Kennedy, Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
ORFINGER, Judge.
The judgment of the trial court finding that appellee, as a materialman, was enti- tied to recover $6,626.59 from the contractor's surety under the payment bond posted by the contractor, is affirmed.
Because the action was one brought against the contractor and its surety under the bond, we must reverse that part of the judgment awarding appellee an attorney's fee of $5,000, because the fee exceeds 12'/2% of the judgment. See Allied General Contractors, et al, v. Superior Asphalt Co., 397 So.2d 727 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). We note Judge Cowart's concern for the constitutionality of the statute because of the apparent unequal treatment of persons in substantially the same position, but as was the case in Allied General, no constitutional questions were raised in the' trial court or on this appeal, so none are considered.
The judgment is affirmed except as to the award of attorney's fees, which is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the trial court with directions to reconsider the allowance of attorney fees to appellee in conformity with section 627.756(2), Florida Statutes (1977).
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.
SHARP, J., concurs.
COWART, J., dissents with opinion.
. § 713.23, Fla.Stat. (1977).
. § 627.756(2), Fla.Stat. (1977).