Earnest v. Southeastern Fidelity Insurance Co.

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

This case makes its fourth appearance before us.1 The last time, Earnest v. Southeastern Fidelity Ins. Co., 407 So.2d 995 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981), it was remanded for the assessment of fees to be granted the insured’s attorney. After a hearing at which the only expert testimony was that *1093an appropriate award was between $10,000 and $12,000, the trial judge set the fee at $4,000. Ms. Earnest complains that the amount is inadequate. We agree and again reverse on the ground that the order is unsupported by the record and therefore constitutes a clear abuse of discretion. Biscayne…