Lucerne Packing Co. v. Pan American Surety Co.

Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, seeks review of a final order dismissing its complaint upon the ground that it did not seek recovery in excess of $5,000.00, the minimum jurisdictional amount of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida. Art. V, § 6, Constitution of Florida, F.S.A.; § 33.14, Fla.Stat, 1959, F.S.A.

The plaintiff brought suit on a surety bond in the principal sum of $7,-000.00, seeking to recover a judgment in the sum of $5,679.85 which had previously been rendered against the principal, *136and also attorneys’ fees, pursuant to- the…