Legal Opinion
White v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 7, 1979No. 54176PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
372 So.2d 81 (1979)
Donald WHITE, Appellant,
v.
MARINE TRANSPORT LINES, INC., Appellee.
No. 54176.
Supreme Court of Florida.
June 7, 1979.
Earl R. McMillin, Tampa, for appellant.
Nathaniel G.W. Pieper, of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa, for appellee.
SUNDBERG, Justice.
This case presents the issue of whether the county court exceeded its jurisdiction by granting an award of $3,373.85, when the original claim sought damages in the sum of $1,496.46 plus costs and an unspecified amount for attorneys' fees. Because the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit for…
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